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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; lackluster jobs data, living costs up, retailers turn positive, FHBs accept low equity loans, data center growth calculated, swaps firmish, NZX stable, NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; lackluster jobs data, living costs up, retailers turn positive, FHBs accept low equity loans, data center growth calculated, swaps firmish, NZX stable, NZD soft, & more

Ex-Worldclear employee Richard Whitham on working for Worldclear, establishing a company to help process its transactions, Changi prison & more

Ex-Worldclear employee Richard Whitham on working for Worldclear, establishing a company to help process its transactions, Changi prison & more

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Kathmandu, Spark, Napier Port and Fletcher lift NZX50, offsetting falls in Serko, Gentrack, Mercury and Oceania Healthcare

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Kathmandu, Spark, Napier Port and Fletcher lift NZX50, offsetting falls in Serko, Gentrack, Mercury and Oceania Healthcare

New Zealand has a $2.5b building defect problem. Will self‑certification make it better or worse?

New Zealand has a $2.5b building defect problem. Will self‑certification make it better or worse?

Just over half the mortgages approved to first home buyers in June were low equity loans

Just over half the mortgages approved to first home buyers in June were low equity loans

Annual household living costs rose 3.2% in the June quarter with petrol prices the biggest contributor to the increase, Statistics NZ says

Annual household living costs rose 3.2% in the June quarter with petrol prices the biggest contributor to the increase, Statistics NZ says

If you have an 'offshore trust' that shelters assets from China or even aids succession planning, you need to know about some new MOF and STA enforcement rules

If you have an 'offshore trust' that shelters assets from China or even aids succession planning, you need to know about some new MOF and STA enforcement rules

Crypto ATMs are here to stay despite their scam risks. Olena Onishchenko & Murat Ungor look at how NZ should regulate them

Crypto ATMs are here to stay despite their scam risks. Olena Onishchenko & Murat Ungor look at how NZ should regulate them

Lynda Moore faces up to the challenges of intergenerational living, noting it isn't about the options or numbers

Lynda Moore faces up to the challenges of intergenerational living, noting it isn't about the options or numbers

'It's a vote for Labour and the Greens' - National doesn't want to work with the Opportunity Party, Christopher Luxon says

'It's a vote for Labour and the Greens' - National doesn't want to work with the Opportunity Party, Christopher Luxon says

Bank-owned Payments NZ review to assess whether governance arrangements are fit for purpose

Bank-owned Payments NZ review to assess whether governance arrangements are fit for purpose

Deloitte takes a look at the impact of artificial intelligence on bank stress testing

Deloitte takes a look at the impact of artificial intelligence on bank stress testing

Twenty years ago, China bet big on electric vehicles. Now Western carmakers are feeling the pain, Timothy Minchin & Michelle Shu Wun Kuek say

Twenty years ago, China bet big on electric vehicles. Now Western carmakers are feeling the pain, Timothy Minchin & Michelle Shu Wun Kuek say

Oil prices fell sharply after the US paused plans to escalate strikes against Iran, supporting a move lower in global bond yields. But an initial rally in US equities faded

Oil prices fell sharply after the US paused plans to escalate strikes against Iran, supporting a move lower in global bond yields. But an initial rally in US equities faded

US data reveals limp gains and higher rates; Canada data dour; Singapore surprises; China awaits stimulus decisions; Indonesia takes a risky turn; UST 10yr at 4.65%; gold firms; oil falls sharply; NZ$1 = 57.7 USc; TWI-5 = 61.6

US data reveals limp gains and higher rates; Canada data dour; Singapore surprises; China awaits stimulus decisions; Indonesia takes a risky turn; UST 10yr at 4.65%; gold firms; oil falls sharply; NZ$1 = 57.7 USc; TWI-5 = 61.6

National & Labour look to Australia on data centres with PM Christopher Luxon saying NZ needs 'some sensible, common sense rules in place'

National & Labour look to Australia on data centres with PM Christopher Luxon saying NZ needs 'some sensible, common sense rules in place'

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; fixed home loan rates start their shift up, home loan affordability improves, Australia might get sharper banking competition, swaps reverse, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; fixed home loan rates start their shift up, home loan affordability improves, Australia might get sharper banking competition, swaps reverse, NZD stable, & more

With Australia moving to ban unfair trading tricks and traps, Consumer NZ is calling for NZ to do something similar due to insufficient protections under existing laws

With Australia moving to ban unfair trading tricks and traps, Consumer NZ is calling for NZ to do something similar due to insufficient protections under existing laws

The first crack in the dam appears with the Red Bank raising home loan and some term deposit rates in response to higher wholesale rate moves

The first crack in the dam appears with the Red Bank raising home loan and some term deposit rates in response to higher wholesale rate moves

First home buyers may be in a sweet spot with the REINZ's lower quartile selling price now lower than it was five years ago

First home buyers may be in a sweet spot with the REINZ's lower quartile selling price now lower than it was five years ago

Households aren't as flush as they used to be. Rather than locking funds away in term deposits to work their money harder, they are holding it in ready cash to be more resilient in case the unexpected happens

Households aren't as flush as they used to be. Rather than locking funds away in term deposits to work their money harder, they are holding it in ready cash to be more resilient in case the unexpected happens

Brian Easton says there is insufficient support for neoliberal economic policies, so political parties of the hard right are adopting populist causes

Brian Easton says there is insufficient support for neoliberal economic policies, so political parties of the hard right are adopting populist causes

Accenture NZ's Justin Mowday on rolling out AI in a company and who in the workforce is holding back

Accenture NZ's Justin Mowday on rolling out AI in a company and who in the workforce is holding back

New Zealand’s a place where comments that raise eyebrows tend to be forgiven if they also raise a smile

New Zealand’s a place where comments that raise eyebrows tend to be forgiven if they also raise a smile

Roger J Kerr sees weaker US jobs growth undermining the market pricing for an inflation-fighting Fed hike, and the USD will fall too. At the same time he finds strength in recent NZ and Australian economic data

Roger J Kerr sees weaker US jobs growth undermining the market pricing for an inflation-fighting Fed hike, and the USD will fall too. At the same time he finds strength in recent NZ and Australian economic data