Economy

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; retail rates settle, eyes turn to next OCR review, wool prices higher, Aussies get teeth for supermarket pricing reviews, swaps stable, NZD ends low & stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; retail rates settle, eyes turn to next OCR review, wool prices higher, Aussies get teeth for supermarket pricing reviews, swaps stable, NZD ends low & stable, & more

ASB changes tack on the Reserve Bank's Official Cash Rate outlook, now expects July OCR pause as US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding cools oil prices

ASB changes tack on the Reserve Bank's Official Cash Rate outlook, now expects July OCR pause as US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding cools oil prices

US inflation rises as activity weakens, firms start to 'recover' AI costs, although there are some positive spots; container freight rates rise; UST 10yr at 4.39%; gold up and oil rises after ship attack; NZ$1 = 56.5 USc; TWI-5 = 60.4

US inflation rises as activity weakens, firms start to 'recover' AI costs, although there are some positive spots; container freight rates rise; UST 10yr at 4.39%; gold up and oil rises after ship attack; NZ$1 = 56.5 USc; TWI-5 = 60.4

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; a few more retail rate cuts, fewer OCR hikes expected, Aussie payrolls rise but for part-timers, swaps lower, NZX firmer, NZD softish, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; a few more retail rate cuts, fewer OCR hikes expected, Aussie payrolls rise but for part-timers, swaps lower, NZX firmer, NZD softish, & more

Joseph Stiglitz considers the long-run political and economic costs of the US president's thuggish cronyism

Joseph Stiglitz considers the long-run political and economic costs of the US president's thuggish cronyism

The opening of Hormuz expected to create new distortions; US data soft; Taiwan data strong; China harvests swell; Aussie inflation stays high; UST 10yr at 4.40%; gold and oil drop hard; NZ$1 = 56.4 USc; TWI-5 = 60.4

The opening of Hormuz expected to create new distortions; US data soft; Taiwan data strong; China harvests swell; Aussie inflation stays high; UST 10yr at 4.40%; gold and oil drop hard; NZ$1 = 56.4 USc; TWI-5 = 60.4

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; BNZ moves mortgage rates up & down, FHB's tap KiwiSaver harder, less reno work being done, swaps soft, NZX stable, NZD lower, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; BNZ moves mortgage rates up & down, FHB's tap KiwiSaver harder, less reno work being done, swaps soft, NZX stable, NZD lower, & more

US data mixed but markets fear rate hikes coming; Asian data very good; Australia sees rural exports declining as costs twist commercial decisions; UST 10yr at 4.46%; gold down and oil dips; NZ$1 = 56.7 USc; TWI-5 = 60.6

US data mixed but markets fear rate hikes coming; Asian data very good; Australia sees rural exports declining as costs twist commercial decisions; UST 10yr at 4.46%; gold down and oil dips; NZ$1 = 56.7 USc; TWI-5 = 60.6

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, labour confidence knocked, extracting value by keeping native forest, swaps stable, NZX firmish, NZD much lower, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, labour confidence knocked, extracting value by keeping native forest, swaps stable, NZX firmish, NZD much lower, & more

Barry Eichengreen explains why the longtime Federal Reserve chair Alan Greenspan was one of the US Fed's most consequential leaders - for good and bad

Barry Eichengreen explains why the longtime Federal Reserve chair Alan Greenspan was one of the US Fed's most consequential leaders - for good and bad

Westpac-McDermott Miller Employment Confidence Index reports lowest confidence reading since the survey began in 2004

Westpac-McDermott Miller Employment Confidence Index reports lowest confidence reading since the survey began in 2004

US explores stablecoin dominance; Greenspan dies; China FDI weakens again; EU sentiment picks up; Australian housing markets ease and voters approve; UST 10yr at 4.51%; gold firms and oil falls; NZ$1 = 57.1 USc; TWI-5 = 60.9

US explores stablecoin dominance; Greenspan dies; China FDI weakens again; EU sentiment picks up; Australian housing markets ease and voters approve; UST 10yr at 4.51%; gold firms and oil falls; NZ$1 = 57.1 USc; TWI-5 = 60.9

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; FHBs caught in some key cities, eyes on R/E agents, tourists drive credit card activity, waiting for bird flu to arrive, swaps stable, NZX stable, NZD softish, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; FHBs caught in some key cities, eyes on R/E agents, tourists drive credit card activity, waiting for bird flu to arrive, swaps stable, NZX stable, NZD softish, & more

US-Iran talks chaotic; eyes on US PCE inflation; Canada loosens bank capital buffers; Europe swelters; Malaysia stars; Australia extends fuel tax relief; UST 10yr at 4.49%; gold and oil little-changed; NZ$1 = 57.4 USc; TWI-5 = 61.2

US-Iran talks chaotic; eyes on US PCE inflation; Canada loosens bank capital buffers; Europe swelters; Malaysia stars; Australia extends fuel tax relief; UST 10yr at 4.49%; gold and oil little-changed; NZ$1 = 57.4 USc; TWI-5 = 61.2

Christopher Luxon and Nicola Willis hopeful of better economic times ahead as election nears

Christopher Luxon and Nicola Willis hopeful of better economic times ahead as election nears