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A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; TSB tweaks mortgage rates up, population gain rises, service sector struggles, commercial property for lease topping, swaps rise, NZX falls, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; TSB tweaks mortgage rates up, population gain rises, service sector struggles, commercial property for lease topping, swaps rise, NZX falls, NZD stable, & more

Inside the Capital: Buying back the bank, babies, budgets and what you need to know

Inside the Capital: Buying back the bank, babies, budgets and what you need to know

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX50 opens the week lower as Air NZ, Tourism Holdings, Scales, and Vista gain, while a2 Milk, Ryman, Heartland, and Mainfreight decline

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX50 opens the week lower as Air NZ, Tourism Holdings, Scales, and Vista gain, while a2 Milk, Ryman, Heartland, and Mainfreight decline

A huge overhang of unsold properties does not bode well for the housing market this winter

A huge overhang of unsold properties does not bode well for the housing market this winter

To identify educational winners requires creating educational losers. Can we afford them?

To identify educational winners requires creating educational losers. Can we afford them?

Roger J Kerr is watching global financial markets starting to capitulate as they see rising downsides from Trump's policies & actions. Locally he thinks the negative views of our economy are overblown

Roger J Kerr is watching global financial markets starting to capitulate as they see rising downsides from Trump's policies & actions. Locally he thinks the negative views of our economy are overblown

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Global bond yields extend higher on inflation concerns. 10-year US treasury yield reaches 4.60%. Higher rates undermine equities. S&P falls more than 1%. Brent crude trades above US$109 per barrel

Global bond yields extend higher on inflation concerns. 10-year US treasury yield reaches 4.60%. Higher rates undermine equities. S&P falls more than 1%. Brent crude trades above US$109 per barrel

US gets bump from defensive stockpiling effects; China sees off Trump; bond markets rethink US prospects; Japan gets record PPI jump; Indian exports jump; UST 10yr at 4.60%; gold dives and oil rises; NZ$1 = 58.4 USc; TWI-5 = 61.9

US gets bump from defensive stockpiling effects; China sees off Trump; bond markets rethink US prospects; Japan gets record PPI jump; Indian exports jump; UST 10yr at 4.60%; gold dives and oil rises; NZ$1 = 58.4 USc; TWI-5 = 61.9

NZ First wants to buy BNZ from its Aussie parent, and merge it with Kiwibank to create 'a National Bank of New Zealand', says Winston Peters

NZ First wants to buy BNZ from its Aussie parent, and merge it with Kiwibank to create 'a National Bank of New Zealand', says Winston Peters

Shang-Jin Wei explains how last week's meeting between the Chinese and US presidents could improve the global outlook

Shang-Jin Wei explains how last week's meeting between the Chinese and US presidents could improve the global outlook

Nicolas Jabko thinks US central bankers can no longer count on a deep well of conservative support for their independence

Nicolas Jabko thinks US central bankers can no longer count on a deep well of conservative support for their independence

Shlomo Ben-Ami envisions a less stable, more fragmented future, with China benefiting from declining faith in the US

Shlomo Ben-Ami envisions a less stable, more fragmented future, with China benefiting from declining faith in the US

Keith Woodford says population policy lies at the heart of future New Zealand

Keith Woodford says population policy lies at the heart of future New Zealand

Carolina Alves argues that using the wrong tool to manage price growth fueled by war and structural shifts is a political choice

Carolina Alves argues that using the wrong tool to manage price growth fueled by war and structural shifts is a political choice

Climate risk is changing where investors put their money – even as NZ relaxes disclosure rules

Climate risk is changing where investors put their money – even as NZ relaxes disclosure rules

Campbell Parker says that the dairy sector has always leaned in to change. He identifies the next decade's new opportunities and wants the industry to move quicker to retain its globally competitive position

Campbell Parker says that the dairy sector has always leaned in to change. He identifies the next decade's new opportunities and wants the industry to move quicker to retain its globally competitive position

Barry Eichengreen examines what's behind the rising volume - and, increasingly, the domestic vaulting - of official reserves

Barry Eichengreen examines what's behind the rising volume - and, increasingly, the domestic vaulting - of official reserves

Trump leaves Beijing with little; US stockpiling effects gathers steam; Canada housing starts stay high; Japan machine tool orders leap; Russia contracts; UST 10yr at 4.60%; gold dives and oil rises; NZ$1 = 58.4 USc; TWI-5 = 61.9

Trump leaves Beijing with little; US stockpiling effects gathers steam; Canada housing starts stay high; Japan machine tool orders leap; Russia contracts; UST 10yr at 4.60%; gold dives and oil rises; NZ$1 = 58.4 USc; TWI-5 = 61.9

The number of properties selling under the hammer dropped below a third at the latest residential property auctions

The number of properties selling under the hammer dropped below a third at the latest residential property auctions

After softer than expected April SPI figures, Westpac NZ economist says full impact of oil price rises yet to be felt through supply chain and a 'sharp rise' in inflation is still on the cards for the middle part of 2026

After softer than expected April SPI figures, Westpac NZ economist says full impact of oil price rises yet to be felt through supply chain and a 'sharp rise' in inflation is still on the cards for the middle part of 2026

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Kiwibank tweaks rates, factory orders dive, investors less bullish, April inflation up but less than expected, wool & livestock prices firm, swaps flat, NZD down, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; Kiwibank tweaks rates, factory orders dive, investors less bullish, April inflation up but less than expected, wool & livestock prices firm, swaps flat, NZD down, & more

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Friday trade sees Gentrack, Property for Industry, Vulcan Steel, and Investore Property rise as F&P Healthcare, Vista Group, Serko, and Heartland decline

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Friday trade sees Gentrack, Property for Industry, Vulcan Steel, and Investore Property rise as F&P Healthcare, Vista Group, Serko, and Heartland decline

Petrol and diesel prices surge, with Statistics NZ’s latest figures showing petrol prices jumped 34% over 2 months, with diesel prices up 95%

Petrol and diesel prices surge, with Statistics NZ’s latest figures showing petrol prices jumped 34% over 2 months, with diesel prices up 95%

Substantial downturn in construction of new factories and industrial buildings

Substantial downturn in construction of new factories and industrial buildings