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Housing market makes weak start to 2026 with sales volumes and prices both softer in January

Housing market makes weak start to 2026 with sales volumes and prices both softer in January

How successful are Trump’s measures at making America great again?

How successful are Trump’s measures at making America great again?

Roger J Kerr says local economic forecasters have been consistently underestimating the level of confidence and actual economic activity over the last two months

Roger J Kerr says local economic forecasters have been consistently underestimating the level of confidence and actual economic activity over the last two months

Can New Zealanders design something better than a system in which the people who came here second always win, and the people who were here first always lose?

Can New Zealanders design something better than a system in which the people who came here second always win, and the people who were here first always lose?

Join hundreds of fellow readers and do our latest quiz, updated with a fresh new challenge

Join hundreds of fellow readers and do our latest quiz, updated with a fresh new challenge

Benign US CPI data supports a decline in US treasury yields. US equities were stable after the previous session's AI-driven selloff. Currency markets subdued

Benign US CPI data supports a decline in US treasury yields. US equities were stable after the previous session's AI-driven selloff. Currency markets subdued

China house prices fall further; China bank lending soft; India bank lending strong; Malaysia growth strong; US inflation modest; China & US on holiday; UST 10yr at 4.06%; gold firmish and oil holds; NZ$1 = 60.4 USc; TWI-5 = 63.8

China house prices fall further; China bank lending soft; India bank lending strong; Malaysia growth strong; US inflation modest; China & US on holiday; UST 10yr at 4.06%; gold firmish and oil holds; NZ$1 = 60.4 USc; TWI-5 = 63.8

ACT Party leader David Seymour says New Zealand is ‘over governed’, announces his party will be campaigning for a ‘smaller, more efficient Government’

ACT Party leader David Seymour says New Zealand is ‘over governed’, announces his party will be campaigning for a ‘smaller, more efficient Government’

Aussie savers enjoy higher savings account interest rates. Not only is their policy rate higher, they have challenger banks willing & able to aggressively go after the incumbents with fat rate inducements

Aussie savers enjoy higher savings account interest rates. Not only is their policy rate higher, they have challenger banks willing & able to aggressively go after the incumbents with fat rate inducements

The Reserve Bank's first Official Cash Rate review for the year won't see any changes to interest rates - but there will be plenty of other things to watch out for

The Reserve Bank's first Official Cash Rate review for the year won't see any changes to interest rates - but there will be plenty of other things to watch out for

ASB CEO Vittoria Shortt details areas where the bank's using artificial intelligence

ASB CEO Vittoria Shortt details areas where the bank's using artificial intelligence

US inflation stable but big countervailing changes; eye on tariff backdown; China bank lending undershoots; India bank lending surges; Australia eyes protection tariffs; UST 10yr at 4.06%; gold up and oil holds; NZ$1 = 60.5 USc; TWI-5 = 63.9

US inflation stable but big countervailing changes; eye on tariff backdown; China bank lending undershoots; India bank lending surges; Australia eyes protection tariffs; UST 10yr at 4.06%; gold up and oil holds; NZ$1 = 60.5 USc; TWI-5 = 63.9

Fewer properties being offered at auction compared to November/December but the sales rate is holding up

Fewer properties being offered at auction compared to November/December but the sales rate is holding up

NZ receives over 500 Active Investor Plus visa applications, tweak to Overseas Investment Act rules allows 'golden' visa holders to buy or build a residential property worth at least $5m from March 6

NZ receives over 500 Active Investor Plus visa applications, tweak to Overseas Investment Act rules allows 'golden' visa holders to buy or build a residential property worth at least $5m from March 6

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; migration trend turns up, tourism still below peak, factory PMIs positive again, more on benefits, expected inflation rises again, swaps soft, NZD dips, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; migration trend turns up, tourism still below peak, factory PMIs positive again, more on benefits, expected inflation rises again, swaps soft, NZD dips, & more

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Skellerup, Sky TV, Property for Industry, and Goodman lead today's gains but are offset by heavy declines by Gentrack, F&P Healthcare, SkyCity casino, and Kathmandu

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Skellerup, Sky TV, Property for Industry, and Goodman lead today's gains but are offset by heavy declines by Gentrack, F&P Healthcare, SkyCity casino, and Kathmandu

Treasury secretary Iain Rennie talks superannuation, rebuilding fiscal buffers, innovation and capital investment at the New Zealand Economics Forum

Treasury secretary Iain Rennie talks superannuation, rebuilding fiscal buffers, innovation and capital investment at the New Zealand Economics Forum

Net migration gain fell 40% last year and was the lowest in 12 years excluding 2021

Net migration gain fell 40% last year and was the lowest in 12 years excluding 2021

AI isn’t likely to wipe out all farming jobs – but it is changing who bears the risks

AI isn’t likely to wipe out all farming jobs – but it is changing who bears the risks

US equities fall by more than 1%, US Treasury yields lower on risk-off vibe. Yen and ultra-long JGBs continue to rally after Takaichi's big election win

US equities fall by more than 1%, US Treasury yields lower on risk-off vibe. Yen and ultra-long JGBs continue to rally after Takaichi's big election win

US data weak ahead of CPI release; Study confirms US pays the tariff-taxes; India CPI rises; China ready for big holiday; Australia inflation expectations rise; UST 10yr at 4.11%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 60.5 USc; TWI-5 = 63.9

US data weak ahead of CPI release; Study confirms US pays the tariff-taxes; India CPI rises; China ready for big holiday; Australia inflation expectations rise; UST 10yr at 4.11%; gold and oil down; NZ$1 = 60.5 USc; TWI-5 = 63.9

Labour finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds discusses economic leadership, retirement and focusing on 'growth that makes life better for everyone' at the New Zealand Economics Forum

Labour finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds discusses economic leadership, retirement and focusing on 'growth that makes life better for everyone' at the New Zealand Economics Forum

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; no retail rate changes, renters on top, more houses sell at a loss, Crown accounts tell a story, ANZ up, IAG down, swaps firmish, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; no retail rate changes, renters on top, more houses sell at a loss, Crown accounts tell a story, ANZ up, IAG down, swaps firmish, NZD stable, & more

NZ Govt Bond Tender #979; Tender Date 12 Feb 2026

NZ Govt Bond Tender #979; Tender Date 12 Feb 2026

‘Tax policy certainty needs to span successive governments’: Finance Minister Nicola Willis talks investment boost policy, productivity and the long term at the New Zealand Economics Forum

‘Tax policy certainty needs to span successive governments’: Finance Minister Nicola Willis talks investment boost policy, productivity and the long term at the New Zealand Economics Forum