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Lynda Moore says financial planning for an age-gap relationship is about fairness, flexibility, and foresight, recognising your timelines are different but goals are shared

Lynda Moore says financial planning for an age-gap relationship is about fairness, flexibility, and foresight, recognising your timelines are different but goals are shared

Emerge pushes into personal banking services with Mastercard's help as it moves towards 'aspiration' of becoming a bank

Emerge pushes into personal banking services with Mastercard's help as it moves towards 'aspiration' of becoming a bank

Anne Krueger call for joint action to keep multilateralism alive and counter the America's divide-and-rule tactics

Anne Krueger call for joint action to keep multilateralism alive and counter the America's divide-and-rule tactics

The S&P500 reached a fresh record intra-day high. US consumer confidence remains subdued amid concern about jobs and the cost of living. Gold prices remain soft amid large outflows from exchange traded funds

The S&P500 reached a fresh record intra-day high. US consumer confidence remains subdued amid concern about jobs and the cost of living. Gold prices remain soft amid large outflows from exchange traded funds

US labour market signals weaken quickly; Fed meets without key data; South Korea growth rises; India factories stay very busy; eyes on Australian inflation and RBA; UST 10yr at 33.99%; gold and oil drop; NZ$1 = 57.8 USc; TWI-5 = 62.3

US labour market signals weaken quickly; Fed meets without key data; South Korea growth rises; India factories stay very busy; eyes on Australian inflation and RBA; UST 10yr at 33.99%; gold and oil drop; NZ$1 = 57.8 USc; TWI-5 = 62.3

Bank that started the current rate-cutting round in mid-September is back at it again, this time with a one year rate lower than all the main banks

Bank that started the current rate-cutting round in mid-September is back at it again, this time with a one year rate lower than all the main banks

The Labour Party’s politically-palatable capital gains tax attracts criticism from across the spectrum despite being intentionally moderate

The Labour Party’s politically-palatable capital gains tax attracts criticism from across the spectrum despite being intentionally moderate

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; Kiwibank cuts TD rates, better signs in jobs market, FHB's take on more leverage, inflation affects groups differently, swaps stable, NZD firms, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; Kiwibank cuts TD rates, better signs in jobs market, FHB's take on more leverage, inflation affects groups differently, swaps stable, NZD firms, & more

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX50 edges higher; Gentrack, Napier Port, SkyCity casino, and Contact lead the gainers while the main decliners are Vista Group, Fletcher, Goodman Property, and Heartland

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX50 edges higher; Gentrack, Napier Port, SkyCity casino, and Contact lead the gainers while the main decliners are Vista Group, Fletcher, Goodman Property, and Heartland

Stats NZ says falling mortgage interest rates in the past year drove down the cost of living for households

Stats NZ says falling mortgage interest rates in the past year drove down the cost of living for households

First home buyer activity is flat but record numbers are taking out low equity mortgages to get into homes of their own

First home buyer activity is flat but record numbers are taking out low equity mortgages to get into homes of their own

Latest monthly filled jobs data shows a reasonable sized gain ahead of official unemployment figures due to be released next week

Latest monthly filled jobs data shows a reasonable sized gain ahead of official unemployment figures due to be released next week

Technology overhaul, margins and noise in focus in big bank reporting season

Technology overhaul, margins and noise in focus in big bank reporting season

Brian Easton asks: What do the 2025 Nobel awards in economics say to us?

Brian Easton asks: What do the 2025 Nobel awards in economics say to us?

A 28% tax on investment property transactions after 2027 will fund free GP visits; 'the most progressive change to New Zealand's tax system in a generation'

A 28% tax on investment property transactions after 2027 will fund free GP visits; 'the most progressive change to New Zealand's tax system in a generation'

Buoyant risk sentiment pushed US and Asia equity indices to record highs. Markets supported by encouraging signs from negotiations between the US and China. Gold prices slip below US$4,000/oz

Buoyant risk sentiment pushed US and Asia equity indices to record highs. Markets supported by encouraging signs from negotiations between the US and China. Gold prices slip below US$4,000/oz

Eyes on China-US meeting; also on US Fed decision; markets decide both will be positive; China data positive; US data average; some key commodity prices zoom; UST 10yr at 4.00%; gold drops but oil holds; NZ$1 = 57.7 USc; TWI-5 = 62.2

Eyes on China-US meeting; also on US Fed decision; markets decide both will be positive; China data positive; US data average; some key commodity prices zoom; UST 10yr at 4.00%; gold drops but oil holds; NZ$1 = 57.7 USc; TWI-5 = 62.2

Dambisa Moyo highlights four indicators of excessive market exuberance and predicts how it might end

Dambisa Moyo highlights four indicators of excessive market exuberance and predicts how it might end

Chris Trotter notes that vast edifices, paid for by wealthy aristocrats to secure favours, have historically been the special preserve of kings and emperors, not democratically-elected and democratically-accountable presidents

Chris Trotter notes that vast edifices, paid for by wealthy aristocrats to secure favours, have historically been the special preserve of kings and emperors, not democratically-elected and democratically-accountable presidents

Roger J Kerr sees markets expecting a US Fed rate cut believing the tariff-cost impact has largely passed, offset by other costs being restrained. For NZ, the bad news is now all behind us, and the NZD should rise from here

Roger J Kerr sees markets expecting a US Fed rate cut believing the tariff-cost impact has largely passed, offset by other costs being restrained. For NZ, the bad news is now all behind us, and the NZD should rise from here

Eyes on China-US summit; other countries make deals but move away from US trade; PMIs positive; China FDI recovers; some sharp commodity price jumps; UST 10yr at 4.01%; gold and oil hold NZ$1 = 57.5 USc; TWI-5 = 62.1

Eyes on China-US summit; other countries make deals but move away from US trade; PMIs positive; China FDI recovers; some sharp commodity price jumps; UST 10yr at 4.01%; gold and oil hold NZ$1 = 57.5 USc; TWI-5 = 62.1

Jun Du explains how US trade policy has devastated American soybean farmers, and why the damage will be permanent

Jun Du explains how US trade policy has devastated American soybean farmers, and why the damage will be permanent

Isaiah Andrews & Maryam Farboodi point to bond market signals that complicate the narrative about AI technology's game-changing potential

Isaiah Andrews & Maryam Farboodi point to bond market signals that complicate the narrative about AI technology's game-changing potential

A gold analyst says a portfolio that includes gold adds resiliency, and the diversification benefits remain as relevant as ever amid raging political & economic crosscurrents

A gold analyst says a portfolio that includes gold adds resiliency, and the diversification benefits remain as relevant as ever amid raging political & economic crosscurrents

Would the Labour Party’s first policy proposals actually create any jobs?

Would the Labour Party’s first policy proposals actually create any jobs?