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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Factories still expanding, migration modest, more winter visitors, consumer inflation expectations ease but stay elevated, swaps hold, NZX flat, NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Factories still expanding, migration modest, more winter visitors, consumer inflation expectations ease but stay elevated, swaps hold, NZX flat, NZD soft, & more

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX50 finishes the week quietly as Gentrack, Stride Property, Napier Port, and Vista Group lead the gainers, Tourism Holdings, EBOS, Summerset, and Goodman lead decliners

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX50 finishes the week quietly as Gentrack, Stride Property, Napier Port, and Vista Group lead the gainers, Tourism Holdings, EBOS, Summerset, and Goodman lead decliners

National Party pledges new restrictions on data centres, Queenstown gondola funding, clearer river gravel rules in South Island plan

National Party pledges new restrictions on data centres, Queenstown gondola funding, clearer river gravel rules in South Island plan

Migration added 17,625 people to New Zealand's population in the year to June

Migration added 17,625 people to New Zealand's population in the year to June

Treasury estimates if financial institutions pass on prudential levy costs to customers, the cost of borrowing would increase by less than one basis point and insurance premiums would jump by less than 0.2% on average

Treasury estimates if financial institutions pass on prudential levy costs to customers, the cost of borrowing would increase by less than one basis point and insurance premiums would jump by less than 0.2% on average

Reserve Bank holds loan-to-value-ratio restrictions on banks' home lending at current settings, seeing housing risks as 'contained'

Reserve Bank holds loan-to-value-ratio restrictions on banks' home lending at current settings, seeing housing risks as 'contained'

We update where term deposit rates have moved to over the past two months, noting changes are lagging home loan rate rises

We update where term deposit rates have moved to over the past two months, noting changes are lagging home loan rate rises

CyberCX Executive Director Dimitri Vedeneev on cyber security risk management, - 'understand if your risk models are aligned to the threat picture'

CyberCX Executive Director Dimitri Vedeneev on cyber security risk management, - 'understand if your risk models are aligned to the threat picture'

IAG NZ boss Phil Gibson says 'roughly a third' of customers received premium reductions during the June year

IAG NZ boss Phil Gibson says 'roughly a third' of customers received premium reductions during the June year

Benign US PPI data supported lower US rates and helped US equities reach a fresh record high; market now pricing just 23 bps of Fed hikes this year. No breaking news on the Middle East, but oil prices lower

Benign US PPI data supported lower US rates and helped US equities reach a fresh record high; market now pricing just 23 bps of Fed hikes this year. No breaking news on the Middle East, but oil prices lower

US producer prices ease; bond markets warn US Administration; Japan readies another rate hike; Aussie wage rises less than inflation; Hormuz shut; UST 10yr at 4.63%; gold down; oil prices dip; NZ$1 = 58.5 USc; TWI-5 = 62.1

US producer prices ease; bond markets warn US Administration; Japan readies another rate hike; Aussie wage rises less than inflation; Hormuz shut; UST 10yr at 4.63%; gold down; oil prices dip; NZ$1 = 58.5 USc; TWI-5 = 62.1

Joseph Darby sees an increasing risk of a mandated allocation of KiwiSaver money to NZ infrastructure or housing, in the name of fixing national problems. He traces the pattern at home and abroad, and weighs the odds

Joseph Darby sees an increasing risk of a mandated allocation of KiwiSaver money to NZ infrastructure or housing, in the name of fixing national problems. He traces the pattern at home and abroad, and weighs the odds

Reserve Bank to lay out its case for changes to New Zealand’s payments system this month, Assistant Governor Angus McGregor says

Reserve Bank to lay out its case for changes to New Zealand’s payments system this month, Assistant Governor Angus McGregor says

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Westpac tweaks rates up, housing market glum, fewer job ads, big insurers report lower profits, professional sentiment improves, swaps softish, NZD lower, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; Westpac tweaks rates up, housing market glum, fewer job ads, big insurers report lower profits, professional sentiment improves, swaps softish, NZD lower, & more

ASB CEO Vittoria Shortt says she has been held accountable for an annus horribilis for the bank via a pay cut

ASB CEO Vittoria Shortt says she has been held accountable for an annus horribilis for the bank via a pay cut

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX50 rises +0.6% as Mainfreight, Sky TV, Air NZ and a2 Milk advance while Tourism Holdings, Hallensteins, Kathmandu and Vital Healthcare Property retreat

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX50 rises +0.6% as Mainfreight, Sky TV, Air NZ and a2 Milk advance while Tourism Holdings, Hallensteins, Kathmandu and Vital Healthcare Property retreat

NZ Govt Bond Tender #1004 ; Tender Date 13 Aug 2026

NZ Govt Bond Tender #1004 ; Tender Date 13 Aug 2026

New Zealand’s new flood maps are missing a hidden threat – the water quietly rising from below, Amandine Bosserelle & Leanne K Morgan say

New Zealand’s new flood maps are missing a hidden threat – the water quietly rising from below, Amandine Bosserelle & Leanne K Morgan say

IAG New Zealand's annual insurance profit drops 23%, despite 80,000 new customers and natural disaster-related costs being lower than anticipated

IAG New Zealand's annual insurance profit drops 23%, despite 80,000 new customers and natural disaster-related costs being lower than anticipated

Reserve Bank says breaking out the cost of its prudential regulation has only become necessary because of the Government's proposed tax

Reserve Bank says breaking out the cost of its prudential regulation has only become necessary because of the Government's proposed tax

Mark Tanner sees Chinese consumers seeking out 'simple happiness'. They want complexity in the background, or they want a meaningful challenge where the effort is worth it

Mark Tanner sees Chinese consumers seeking out 'simple happiness'. They want complexity in the background, or they want a meaningful challenge where the effort is worth it

US CPI figures for July bang in line with consensus, no smoking gun for Fed September rate hike. Currencies well contained, although some NZD underperformance evident following failed leadership coup

US CPI figures for July bang in line with consensus, no smoking gun for Fed September rate hike. Currencies well contained, although some NZD underperformance evident following failed leadership coup

Housing sales slumped in July while prices also edged lower, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand says

Housing sales slumped in July while prices also edged lower, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand says

US inflation high but unchanged; US budget deficit leaps; Canadian building permits strong; Japanese machine tool orders strong with sentiment; UST 10yr at 4.68%; gold up; oil prices hold; NZ$1 = 58.6 USc; TWI-5 = 62.2

US inflation high but unchanged; US budget deficit leaps; Canadian building permits strong; Japanese machine tool orders strong with sentiment; UST 10yr at 4.68%; gold up; oil prices hold; NZ$1 = 58.6 USc; TWI-5 = 62.2

Former Prime Minister John Key talks NZ’s financial services, the country’s future, Donald Trump, and how the economy is going to be the big election issue

Former Prime Minister John Key talks NZ’s financial services, the country’s future, Donald Trump, and how the economy is going to be the big election issue