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Businesses warned they’ll be liable if their AI tools communicate and collude with competitors

Businesses warned they’ll be liable if their AI tools communicate and collude with competitors

With a lone active banking registration application under review, the push for new competition in NZ’s banking sector inches along at a snail’s pace

With a lone active banking registration application under review, the push for new competition in NZ’s banking sector inches along at a snail’s pace

A third bank moves to higher fixed mortgage rates, but a flatter set from two years fixed and longer. BNZ's move leaves a short window of opportunity to access currently lower ASB and Kiwibank home loan rates

A third bank moves to higher fixed mortgage rates, but a flatter set from two years fixed and longer. BNZ's move leaves a short window of opportunity to access currently lower ASB and Kiwibank home loan rates

Positive vibes on Middle East developments; possible US-Iran resolution has been drafted, paving the way for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen. Oil prices plunge. global rates fall. Global equity markets rise to record highs

Positive vibes on Middle East developments; possible US-Iran resolution has been drafted, paving the way for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen. Oil prices plunge. global rates fall. Global equity markets rise to record highs

Bessent moves markets; US data lackluster; Canada trade rises; China sets tight fuel goal; copper price at record; Aussie bird flu spreads; UST 10yr at 4.63%; gold rises; oil falls hard again; NZ$1 = 58.9 USc; TWI-5 = 62.6

Bessent moves markets; US data lackluster; Canada trade rises; China sets tight fuel goal; copper price at record; Aussie bird flu spreads; UST 10yr at 4.63%; gold rises; oil falls hard again; NZ$1 = 58.9 USc; TWI-5 = 62.6

Winston Peters won’t apologise over comments to Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan as Green Party writes to Speaker Gerry Brownlee, Labour leader Chris Hipkins says Peters’ position as Foreign Affairs Minister ‘is completely untenable’

Winston Peters won’t apologise over comments to Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan as Green Party writes to Speaker Gerry Brownlee, Labour leader Chris Hipkins says Peters’ position as Foreign Affairs Minister ‘is completely untenable’

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; ANZ raises rates, Auckland housing market hibernating, retail spending inches up, retail pay stays very low, credit cards fade, swaps stable, NZD dips, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; ANZ raises rates, Auckland housing market hibernating, retail spending inches up, retail pay stays very low, credit cards fade, swaps stable, NZD dips, & more

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Briscoes, Vista, Gentrack and Oceania lift the NZX50 despite declines from Kathmandu, Napier Port, SkyCity casino and Kiwi Property Group

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Briscoes, Vista, Gentrack and Oceania lift the NZX50 despite declines from Kathmandu, Napier Port, SkyCity casino and Kiwi Property Group

Kristy McDonald KC to lead investigation into 'matters raised in relation to workplace conduct and culture' at the Financial Markets Authority

Kristy McDonald KC to lead investigation into 'matters raised in relation to workplace conduct and culture' at the Financial Markets Authority

Lynda Moore finds that resistance to change is more about attitudes of trust than not wanting to try 'new and better' options

Lynda Moore finds that resistance to change is more about attitudes of trust than not wanting to try 'new and better' options

ANZ follows Westpac with rate rises for fixed home loans, and in most cases, larger rises than Westpac made. ANZ also raises term deposit rates

ANZ follows Westpac with rate rises for fixed home loans, and in most cases, larger rises than Westpac made. ANZ also raises term deposit rates

Barfoot & Thompson's sales dipped lower and prices moved sideways in July

Barfoot & Thompson's sales dipped lower and prices moved sideways in July

Finance Minister Nicola Willis says MBIE officials advise her data centres aren't expected to put upward pressure on electricity prices

Finance Minister Nicola Willis says MBIE officials advise her data centres aren't expected to put upward pressure on electricity prices

More Middle East headlines to digest; Oil prices range trade after plunge in early trading yesterday. US ISM manufacturing survey strong; little reaction for US Treasuries which found support from lower oil prices

More Middle East headlines to digest; Oil prices range trade after plunge in early trading yesterday. US ISM manufacturing survey strong; little reaction for US Treasuries which found support from lower oil prices

US factory PMIs expanding; China PMIs weak; other Asian PMIs robust; copper price rising; Australian inflation stays high; eyes on SpaceX and KPMG; UST 10yr at 4.69%; gold dips; oil falls hard; NZ$1 = 58.6 USc; TWI-5 = 62.4

US factory PMIs expanding; China PMIs weak; other Asian PMIs robust; copper price rising; Australian inflation stays high; eyes on SpaceX and KPMG; UST 10yr at 4.69%; gold dips; oil falls hard; NZ$1 = 58.6 USc; TWI-5 = 62.4

Credit cards losing favour, especially with younger people, as digital payments rise in popularity

Credit cards losing favour, especially with younger people, as digital payments rise in popularity

Finance Minister Nicola Willis says the Government will extend its temporary fuel support measures, saying ‘based on the data in front of us, it remains too soon to declare a sustained stabilisation in the fuel price’

Finance Minister Nicola Willis says the Government will extend its temporary fuel support measures, saying ‘based on the data in front of us, it remains too soon to declare a sustained stabilisation in the fuel price’

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; minor retail rate changes, substantial building consent levels, weak commercial lease demand, oil prices fall sharply, swaps firm, NZD holds, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; minor retail rate changes, substantial building consent levels, weak commercial lease demand, oil prices fall sharply, swaps firm, NZD holds, & more

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX50 opens the week higher as Kathmandu, Spark, Vista and Port of Tauranga lead gains while EBOS, Investore Property, a2 Milk and Channel Infrastructure slip

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX50 opens the week higher as Kathmandu, Spark, Vista and Port of Tauranga lead gains while EBOS, Investore Property, a2 Milk and Channel Infrastructure slip

Earl Bardsley questions the appetite for 'littering the landscape' with windfarms and solar panels to maintain AI data centres established via contracts facing little public scrutiny

Earl Bardsley questions the appetite for 'littering the landscape' with windfarms and solar panels to maintain AI data centres established via contracts facing little public scrutiny

Census changes put on ice as Labour pulls support, saying ‘a reform of this significance should not proceed while so many important questions remain unanswered’

Census changes put on ice as Labour pulls support, saying ‘a reform of this significance should not proceed while so many important questions remain unanswered’

More than 40,000 new homes consented in year to June, up 19% on previous year

More than 40,000 new homes consented in year to June, up 19% on previous year

Can Australia’s newest bank give the ‘big four’ some real competition?

Can Australia’s newest bank give the ‘big four’ some real competition?

Miao Yanliang attributes China's manufacturing prowess to factors far more robust and enduring than subsidisation

Miao Yanliang attributes China's manufacturing prowess to factors far more robust and enduring than subsidisation

Murray Grimwood reviews the Helen Clark Foundation book Facing up to our Future, and the Reality of Everything symposium

Murray Grimwood reviews the Helen Clark Foundation book Facing up to our Future, and the Reality of Everything symposium