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Most homeowners are taking up short home-loan deals because they believe interest rates will fall soon, but one bank is trying to lure customers in on longer...
The Reserve Bank has moved to the next stage of a plan that could see New Zealanders using an electronic version of cash in the coming years. 1News looks at what this might mean for you.
Ahead of April 17’s much anticipated release of the March quarter CPI, Westpac, ANZ and Kiwibank cast their predictions with all three banks expecting annual inflation to be higher than the RBNZ has forecast
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ASB's latest quarterly economic forecast shows the economy will likely stay flat over 2024, due to interest rate pressures and "some pockets" of increasing living costs.
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The Budget Policy Statement will likely show the Government getting to an operating surplus one year later than hoped
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As the economy slips into a recession, economists are forecasting the Reserve Bank will sharply cut the official cash rate.
NPR
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday, but policymakers signaled they still expect to start cutting rates later this year.
International Monetary Fund thinks inflation will be back under the desired 3% by the end of the year but says tax cuts could be inflationary.
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Shift makes Bank of Japan the last central bank to end negative rates in move that has ‘a lot of symbolic significance’ according to analysts
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A total of $483 billion (€443.5 billion) is waiting to be invested in 2024 across the globe. What's the smart money on?
Coalition Government plans to press ahead with tax cuts and pursue economic growth as Treasury warns the downturn could go deeper
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As China's annual rubberstamp parliament comes to a close, there are still looming questions about whether policymakers are doing enough to tackle the country's economic malaise, writes Kathleen Calderwood.
Collective profits for the sector rose 0.3% to a record $7.21 billion in 2023, with strong increases in net interest income and margins but also a rise in operating expenses.
NZ Herald
Belt-tightening shows in a new Port of Auckland report, with importers choosing trucks over rail to move their containers because it’s cheaper, and fewer car...
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ASB's Housing Confidence Survey found price expectations are at their highest in two and a half years.
euronews
The only company on the list with better full-year results than in 2022 was French Total Energies, which in February reported the highest net profit of its history for 2023.
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Australia's economy grew by a modest 0.2 per cent in the December quarter, while the ASX closed slightly higher on Wednesday, despite a fall on Wall Street. Look back on the day's financial news with our blog.
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Asian stocks are mostly higher ahead of China’s top annual political gathering, while Japan’s benchmark surpassed the 40,000 level for the first time.
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Russia has experienced a staggering 90% decrease in satellite launch orders from Europe and other regions following its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, according to the latest data from a US astrophysicist. From Fighter Pilots To Astronauts – How IL-76 Aircraft Helped India Train Its ‘Vyomnauts’ For 1st Manned Space Mission This decline has come […]
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The move comes just days after the Reserve Bank (RBNZ) held the Official Cash Rate at 5.5 percent.
US manufacturing ISM weaker than expected. New orders, production and employment all contracted suggesting the manufacturing sector is struggling to gain momentum. Preliminary Eurozone CPI data for February continued to fall
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Business & investing: There are many reasons for the Official Cash Rate to remain on hold but there is still plenty of heat left in the underlying economy
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