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Reserve Bank decides to expand legal use of the words 'bank', 'banker' and 'banking'

Reserve Bank decides to expand legal use of the words 'bank', 'banker' and 'banking'

Budget 2026 - Social Development

Budget 2026 - Social Development

American officials twist their laws to find another way to impose tariffs after dodgy 'investigation'

American officials twist their laws to find another way to impose tariffs after dodgy 'investigation'

Forsyth Barr analysts see integration of technology systems and TSB’s low lending and earnings growth as potential risks to a successful merger with Heartland

Forsyth Barr analysts see integration of technology systems and TSB’s low lending and earnings growth as potential risks to a successful merger with Heartland

Risk sentiment weaker after military action in the Middle East. This with stronger US data drives up US Treasury yields

Risk sentiment weaker after military action in the Middle East. This with stronger US data drives up US Treasury yields

US data mixed & inconsistent; Canada house prices fall; Japan to assess rate hike; China service sector rises; Australian GDP growth fades; UST 10yr at 4.49%; gold falls and oil rises; NZ$1 = 58.6 USc; TWI-5 = 62.2

US data mixed & inconsistent; Canada house prices fall; Japan to assess rate hike; China service sector rises; Australian GDP growth fades; UST 10yr at 4.49%; gold falls and oil rises; NZ$1 = 58.6 USc; TWI-5 = 62.2

Housing values becalmed in May according to the Cotality Home Value Index

Housing values becalmed in May according to the Cotality Home Value Index

Our largest bank increases all its fixed mortgage rates to levels equal to or above its main rivals. At the same time it has raised two term deposit rates but left all others unchanged

Our largest bank increases all its fixed mortgage rates to levels equal to or above its main rivals. At the same time it has raised two term deposit rates but left all others unchanged

Residential building consents up strongly in April year, non-residential building work flat

Residential building consents up strongly in April year, non-residential building work flat

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; some TD rate increases, varying property market reports, building consents rise, tourism strong, BP targeted, swaps and NZD stable, bitcoin down again, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; some TD rate increases, varying property market reports, building consents rise, tourism strong, BP targeted, swaps and NZD stable, bitcoin down again, & more

DairyNZ says the 2024/25 dairy season one of the strongest financial years recorded for NZ dairy farmers, but 2026/27 season will bring a ‘cost shock’

DairyNZ says the 2024/25 dairy season one of the strongest financial years recorded for NZ dairy farmers, but 2026/27 season will bring a ‘cost shock’

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Gentrack, Sanford, Investore Property and Hallensteins are today's top gainers as Vista Group, EBOS, Mainfreight, and A2 Milk are the main decliners

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Gentrack, Sanford, Investore Property and Hallensteins are today's top gainers as Vista Group, EBOS, Mainfreight, and A2 Milk are the main decliners

Transparency International highlights lobbying rules, political donation transparency and the use of urgency to pass legislation in call for more political integrity

Transparency International highlights lobbying rules, political donation transparency and the use of urgency to pass legislation in call for more political integrity

Barfoot & Thompson's sales numbers and selling prices were firmer in May but stock levels were at their highest since 2008

Barfoot & Thompson's sales numbers and selling prices were firmer in May but stock levels were at their highest since 2008

Kenneth Rogoff warns that the AI boom could deepen inequality in ways no country, rich or poor, is prepared to manage

Kenneth Rogoff warns that the AI boom could deepen inequality in ways no country, rich or poor, is prepared to manage

Homes for sale on Realestate.co.nz at 12-year high for the month of May while asking prices declined for the third consecutive month

Homes for sale on Realestate.co.nz at 12-year high for the month of May while asking prices declined for the third consecutive month

Simon Johnson and Amir Kermani sketch four scenarios for the Persian Gulf - none of which bode well for global stability

Simon Johnson and Amir Kermani sketch four scenarios for the Persian Gulf - none of which bode well for global stability

Credit bureau Centrix says over 134,000 homeowners now have mortgages exceeding $1 million

Credit bureau Centrix says over 134,000 homeowners now have mortgages exceeding $1 million

Currently low rental yields suggest negative cash flows could be a possibility for mortgaged investors

Currently low rental yields suggest negative cash flows could be a possibility for mortgaged investors

The S&P500 is modestly higher to a fresh intra-day record. US job openings rose sharply in April, reinforcing signs of labour-market resilience. Eurozone inflation rose, supporting expectations for an ECB rate hike this month

The S&P500 is modestly higher to a fresh intra-day record. US job openings rose sharply in April, reinforcing signs of labour-market resilience. Eurozone inflation rose, supporting expectations for an ECB rate hike this month

US labour data upbeat but sentiment downbeat; China harvests; EU inflation in spotlight; Australia gets first trade deficit in nine years; mineral prices rise; UST 10yr at 4.46%; gold dips and oil rises; NZ$1 = 59.2 USc; TWI-5 = 62.7

US labour data upbeat but sentiment downbeat; China harvests; EU inflation in spotlight; Australia gets first trade deficit in nine years; mineral prices rise; UST 10yr at 4.46%; gold dips and oil rises; NZ$1 = 59.2 USc; TWI-5 = 62.7

Insurance Council wants Fire and Emergency Levy replaced by ‘Community Protection Levy’, saying current levy ‘no longer well suited to the risks NZ faces’

Insurance Council wants Fire and Emergency Levy replaced by ‘Community Protection Levy’, saying current levy ‘no longer well suited to the risks NZ faces’

Financial Markets Authority to take over regulatory oversight of consumer credit laws as government touts 'simpler, clearer, and more workable rules'

Financial Markets Authority to take over regulatory oversight of consumer credit laws as government touts 'simpler, clearer, and more workable rules'

Heartland Group CEO says not yet decided which technology platform a combined Heartland-TSB would use, acknowledges cultural differences but doesn't expect major problems

Heartland Group CEO says not yet decided which technology platform a combined Heartland-TSB would use, acknowledges cultural differences but doesn't expect major problems

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; Heartland & TSB propose merger, CCCFA on way to FMA, FAMNZ folds, fuel situation stable, swaps firm, NZX50 soft, NZD soft, bitcoin lower, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; Heartland & TSB propose merger, CCCFA on way to FMA, FAMNZ folds, fuel situation stable, swaps firm, NZX50 soft, NZD soft, bitcoin lower, & more