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The Red Bank focuses on its two year fixed rate offer to home loan borrowers with a rate well below its main rivals. even as it raises most other rates. It raised some TD rates too

The Red Bank focuses on its two year fixed rate offer to home loan borrowers with a rate well below its main rivals. even as it raises most other rates. It raised some TD rates too

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Westpac raises rates, food prices tame, fuel prices high, rents dip, regional winners, trade deficit stuck, job ads trend up, swaps soft, NZX soft, NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Westpac raises rates, food prices tame, fuel prices high, rents dip, regional winners, trade deficit stuck, job ads trend up, swaps soft, NZX soft, NZD soft, & more

Steady as she goes – rural confidence unchanged and net positive for a ninth straight quarter, as measured by the Rabobank third quarter 2026 survey

Steady as she goes – rural confidence unchanged and net positive for a ninth straight quarter, as measured by the Rabobank third quarter 2026 survey

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; mixed finish for the NZX50. Serko, Port of Tauranga, The NZX and AirNZ gain, while Gentrack, Mainfreight, Kathmandu and Auckland Airport retreat

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; mixed finish for the NZX50. Serko, Port of Tauranga, The NZX and AirNZ gain, while Gentrack, Mainfreight, Kathmandu and Auckland Airport retreat

Energy and resources spokesperson Simon Court says ACT's energy policy aims to make it easier for people to invest, generate more electricity, build networks and compete for customers’

Energy and resources spokesperson Simon Court says ACT's energy policy aims to make it easier for people to invest, generate more electricity, build networks and compete for customers’

Opportunity wants to create a national insurance support framework to identify and manage insurance retreat, have risk assessments for homeowners and a ‘fair’ cost-sharing model as party releases climate policy

Opportunity wants to create a national insurance support framework to identify and manage insurance retreat, have risk assessments for homeowners and a ‘fair’ cost-sharing model as party releases climate policy

Petrol and diesel prices rise month-on-month as international airfares record largest annual increase since April 2023, Statistics NZ says

Petrol and diesel prices rise month-on-month as international airfares record largest annual increase since April 2023, Statistics NZ says

Investigation recommends removing restrictions such as height limits, tower dimension rules and floor area ratios in central Auckland

Investigation recommends removing restrictions such as height limits, tower dimension rules and floor area ratios in central Auckland

No growth in residential rental income for landlords as the number of newly tenanted properties hits a 10-year high for the time of year as the median rent goes backwards

No growth in residential rental income for landlords as the number of newly tenanted properties hits a 10-year high for the time of year as the median rent goes backwards

Juanita Neville-Te Rito says everyone's fighting over who splits the supermarkets. Nobody's asking who pays for it

Juanita Neville-Te Rito says everyone's fighting over who splits the supermarkets. Nobody's asking who pays for it

Risk sentiment recovered, with equities reversing the post-FOMC selloff. US yields fell and the curve flattened, helped by an initial dip in oil prices and stronger gilts

Risk sentiment recovered, with equities reversing the post-FOMC selloff. US yields fell and the curve flattened, helped by an initial dip in oil prices and stronger gilts

Benchmark yields ease on Fed's inflation fighting commitment; US data soft; Canada PPI high; Singapore exports shine; eyes on Bank of Japan; freight rates hold high; UST 10yr at 4.94%; gold rises, oil holds; NZ$1 = 57.3 USc; TWI-5 = 60.8

Benchmark yields ease on Fed's inflation fighting commitment; US data soft; Canada PPI high; Singapore exports shine; eyes on Bank of Japan; freight rates hold high; UST 10yr at 4.94%; gold rises, oil holds; NZ$1 = 57.3 USc; TWI-5 = 60.8

Bank-owned Payments NZ hires PwC to undertake governance review after government calls for better support for new entrants

Bank-owned Payments NZ hires PwC to undertake governance review after government calls for better support for new entrants

Natalia Albert argues nobody is selling the combination of taxes we need. It is by design and it is why the tax debate is stuck, she says

Natalia Albert argues nobody is selling the combination of taxes we need. It is by design and it is why the tax debate is stuck, she says

RBNZ Assistant Governor Angus McGregor says the banking environment in NZ is 'changing quickly' as a new RBNZ study explores what banking could look like by 2035

RBNZ Assistant Governor Angus McGregor says the banking environment in NZ is 'changing quickly' as a new RBNZ study explores what banking could look like by 2035

National's Nicola Willis says Foodstuffs has a 'vested interest in the status quo' as she pushes back against criticism of party's proposal to look into the separation of the co-operative as Winston Peters labels National 'copy Nats'

National's Nicola Willis says Foodstuffs has a 'vested interest in the status quo' as she pushes back against criticism of party's proposal to look into the separation of the co-operative as Winston Peters labels National 'copy Nats'

ANZ NZ senior economist Matthew Galt says global developments and ‘resilience’ in latest GDP data suggests it would be ‘prudent’ for the Reserve Bank to hike the OCR in October

ANZ NZ senior economist Matthew Galt says global developments and ‘resilience’ in latest GDP data suggests it would be ‘prudent’ for the Reserve Bank to hike the OCR in October

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; ASB raises some TD rates, minor economy growth, fewer homeowners trading up, reaction to the Fed's hike, Aussie population, swaps hold, NZX firm, NZD retreats, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; ASB raises some TD rates, minor economy growth, fewer homeowners trading up, reaction to the Fed's hike, Aussie population, swaps hold, NZX firm, NZD retreats, & more

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX 50 lifts +0.5% as Stride Property, AirNZ, Skellerup and Vital Healthcare gain while Briscoes, Sky TV, Ryman and Mainfreight decline

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX 50 lifts +0.5% as Stride Property, AirNZ, Skellerup and Vital Healthcare gain while Briscoes, Sky TV, Ryman and Mainfreight decline

ASB raises some term deposit rates. We update our review of all Depositor Compensation Scheme-covered term deposit rates to assess how valuable ASB's move is

ASB raises some term deposit rates. We update our review of all Depositor Compensation Scheme-covered term deposit rates to assess how valuable ASB's move is

Construction helped New Zealand’s economy grow 0.2% in the June quarter as the country's real purchasing power falls

Construction helped New Zealand’s economy grow 0.2% in the June quarter as the country's real purchasing power falls

Leader Qiulae Wong explains Opportunity Party's land tax and retirement savings overhaul, plus her take on KiwiMart, crypto tax breaks and AI

Leader Qiulae Wong explains Opportunity Party's land tax and retirement savings overhaul, plus her take on KiwiMart, crypto tax breaks and AI

NZ Super Fund boss says sovereign wealth fund’s targeted annual return rate is unlikely to be lowered over next five years, 'barring anything extraordinary'

NZ Super Fund boss says sovereign wealth fund’s targeted annual return rate is unlikely to be lowered over next five years, 'barring anything extraordinary'

Fed Funds rate raised by 25bps, as widely expected, with FOMC members seeing another rate hike later this year. US short end rates higher post Fed; US 10-year rate pares earlier fall. USD broadly stronger

Fed Funds rate raised by 25bps, as widely expected, with FOMC members seeing another rate hike later this year. US short end rates higher post Fed; US 10-year rate pares earlier fall. USD broadly stronger

Fed delivers the expected rise and sets course for another; markets turn negative; US data weighed by rates & sentiment; EU industrial production soft; UST 10yr at 5.01%; gold falls, oil holds as war flares & Saudi scrambles; NZ$1 = 57.6 USc; TWI-5 = 61

Fed delivers the expected rise and sets course for another; markets turn negative; US data weighed by rates & sentiment; EU industrial production soft; UST 10yr at 5.01%; gold falls, oil holds as war flares & Saudi scrambles; NZ$1 = 57.6 USc; TWI-5 = 61