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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; more retail rate rises, productivity still low but inches up, R&D weak, credit card spending firmish, NZGB demand strong, swaps up, crude up, NZD dips, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; more retail rate rises, productivity still low but inches up, R&D weak, credit card spending firmish, NZGB demand strong, swaps up, crude up, NZD dips, & more

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX50 remains under pressure as Ryman, SkyTV, Summerset, and Precinct top the gainers, while Gentrack, Kathmandu, Tourism Holdings, and SkyCity casino are the big losers

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX50 remains under pressure as Ryman, SkyTV, Summerset, and Precinct top the gainers, while Gentrack, Kathmandu, Tourism Holdings, and SkyCity casino are the big losers

NZ Govt Bond Tender #989; Tender Date 23 Apr 2026

NZ Govt Bond Tender #989; Tender Date 23 Apr 2026

Labour to back India FTA but leader Chris Hipkins says ‘this is not the deal Labour would have negotiated’, warns NZ businesses to do own due diligence

Labour to back India FTA but leader Chris Hipkins says ‘this is not the deal Labour would have negotiated’, warns NZ businesses to do own due diligence

Kenneth Rogoff doubts that AI technology's contribution to tax revenues will outweigh massive adjustment costs

Kenneth Rogoff doubts that AI technology's contribution to tax revenues will outweigh massive adjustment costs

Augustin Carstens sees a confluence of three forces that could ultimately pose a systemic risk to global financial stability

Augustin Carstens sees a confluence of three forces that could ultimately pose a systemic risk to global financial stability

Social Cohesion in New Zealand report co-author Shambeel Eaqub says financial stress is fracturing New Zealand's social fabric, but there is cause for optimism

Social Cohesion in New Zealand report co-author Shambeel Eaqub says financial stress is fracturing New Zealand's social fabric, but there is cause for optimism

Kookmin Bank, operating in NZ as a branch of its South Korean parent, pushes ahead with wind-down

Kookmin Bank, operating in NZ as a branch of its South Korean parent, pushes ahead with wind-down

BNZ is the next to raise fixed home loan rates, but theirs are notable because they undercut the recent ANZ, Westpac and Kiwibank hiking levels

BNZ is the next to raise fixed home loan rates, but theirs are notable because they undercut the recent ANZ, Westpac and Kiwibank hiking levels

Oil pushes higher as the markets await fresh developments in the Mid-East, after the lack of peace talks and an extension of the ceasefire. US equities stronger, ignoring the doomsday scenario of a prolonged disruption of oil supply

Oil pushes higher as the markets await fresh developments in the Mid-East, after the lack of peace talks and an extension of the ceasefire. US equities stronger, ignoring the doomsday scenario of a prolonged disruption of oil supply

Persian Gulf standoff turns childish; US petrol stocks drop; eyes on Tesla results; EU consumer sentiment dives; BHP back selling to China but in yuan; UST 10yr at 4.29%; gold and oil prices rise; NZ$1 = 59.1 USc; TWI-5 = 62.5

Persian Gulf standoff turns childish; US petrol stocks drop; eyes on Tesla results; EU consumer sentiment dives; BHP back selling to China but in yuan; UST 10yr at 4.29%; gold and oil prices rise; NZ$1 = 59.1 USc; TWI-5 = 62.5

With wholesale swap rates jumping recently, do banks have a good case to raise mortgage rates? Are you being softened up by their finfluencer mortgage brokers to expect a hike? Is there a good case?

With wholesale swap rates jumping recently, do banks have a good case to raise mortgage rates? Are you being softened up by their finfluencer mortgage brokers to expect a hike? Is there a good case?

Green Party unveils its candidate list ahead of November's election

Green Party unveils its candidate list ahead of November's election

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; Cooperative Bank raises rates, dairy prices dip, eye on finfluencers, fuel stocks drop, huge fraud on Aussie listed, swaps rise again, NZD holds, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; Cooperative Bank raises rates, dairy prices dip, eye on finfluencers, fuel stocks drop, huge fraud on Aussie listed, swaps rise again, NZD holds, & more

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Freightways, Chorus, Napier Port and Tourism Holdings lead gainers as Kathmandu, EBOS, Fletchers and SkyCity casino are the main decliners

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Freightways, Chorus, Napier Port and Tourism Holdings lead gainers as Kathmandu, EBOS, Fletchers and SkyCity casino are the main decliners

Coalition tensions rise: NZ First not informed of PM's confidence vote, Willis accuses Peters of 'mischief making'

Coalition tensions rise: NZ First not informed of PM's confidence vote, Willis accuses Peters of 'mischief making'

Alex Wang and Angela Huyue Zhang warn that Anthropic's Mythos model will make every country more vulnerable to economic disruption

Alex Wang and Angela Huyue Zhang warn that Anthropic's Mythos model will make every country more vulnerable to economic disruption

Matthew E. Oliver & Tibor Besedeš look at who wins and who loses when prices for oil, the 'fuel for the industrial economy,' rise

Matthew E. Oliver & Tibor Besedeš look at who wins and who loses when prices for oil, the 'fuel for the industrial economy,' rise

Dambisa Moyo explains why, despite mounting pressure, the threat of systemic contagion in private credit markets is less serious than it seems

Dambisa Moyo explains why, despite mounting pressure, the threat of systemic contagion in private credit markets is less serious than it seems

Risk sentiment weaker with doubt over US-Iran peace talks. Brent crude close to USD100. US and European equities weaker. Global rates higher, with 'strong' US retail sales adding to upside pressure on US Treasury yields

Risk sentiment weaker with doubt over US-Iran peace talks. Brent crude close to USD100. US and European equities weaker. Global rates higher, with 'strong' US retail sales adding to upside pressure on US Treasury yields

Hormuz situation looks set to unravel again; Warsh testifies; dairy prices fall; US data 'strong'; Taiwan stars again; supermarket pricing in Aussie spotlight; UST 10yr at 4.29%; gold falls but oil prices rise; NZ$1 = 59 USc; TWI-5 = 62.4

Hormuz situation looks set to unravel again; Warsh testifies; dairy prices fall; US data 'strong'; Taiwan stars again; supermarket pricing in Aussie spotlight; UST 10yr at 4.29%; gold falls but oil prices rise; NZ$1 = 59 USc; TWI-5 = 62.4

Luxon's leadership gauntlet and economic realities: Inside a tense storm at Parliament

Luxon's leadership gauntlet and economic realities: Inside a tense storm at Parliament

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; Kiwibank raises rates, CPI surprises on the high side, QSBO weaker than expected, more tractors sold, swaps up, NZX50 soft, NZD up, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; Kiwibank raises rates, CPI surprises on the high side, QSBO weaker than expected, more tractors sold, swaps up, NZX50 soft, NZD up, & more

The Middle East crisis has exposed NZ to a global fertiliser shock. Murat Ungor asks where the plan is

The Middle East crisis has exposed NZ to a global fertiliser shock. Murat Ungor asks where the plan is

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX50 softens as Mainfreight, Ryman, Precinct and Freightways advance while Fletcher, Infratil, Heartland and Turners fall away

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX50 softens as Mainfreight, Ryman, Precinct and Freightways advance while Fletcher, Infratil, Heartland and Turners fall away