51+ min ago  (1076+ words) The amendments to the tax treatment of New Zealand visitors are designed to encourage people to work here remotely without triggering too many adverse tax effects. One change proposed relates to disregarding the activities of a non-resident visitor present in…...

2+ hour, 16+ min ago  (253+ words) Summary of key points: - Trump's poll ratings at home will end the war before anything else Therefore, the two real determinants of the timing of the war ending (and oil, US dollar and interest rate prices reversing) and Trump declaring…...

3+ hour, 2+ min ago  (132+ words) NZD/USD extended its decline slipping below 0.5740 which is the lowest level since the war began. The NZD was stable on most of the key crosses relative to the local close though NZD/EUR ended marginally lower. Monthly filled jobs…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (360+ words) Kiwibank is raising some fixed rates again, just two days after their last rate hikes. They have added +20 bps to their two year rate, one that got skipped two days ago. That puts it in line with ANZ and ASB,…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1123+ words) Westpac economists are now forecasting an outright fall in house prices in New Zealand this year, along with higher unemployment, inflation over 4% and lower GDP growth. The fast developing Middle East crisis has all the economists sharpening their pencils in…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (383+ words) Fixed rate mortgage increases are still coming. The latest is from BNZ, back for a second set of increases since this time last week. But these ones look more like relative positioning moves rather than setting new market levels. They…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (473+ words) (This story has been updated with Kiwibank rate changes.) ASB is the next major to raise home loan interest rates." But they have been more restrained than either ANZ or Westpac. In fact, they cut their six month rate to…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1743+ words) Reserve Bank (RBNZ) Governor Anna Breman says the country is likely to see higher near-term inflation and weaker economic growth - but she's strongly hinting the RBNZ will 'look through' early inflationary impacts and won't rush to raise interest rates. The…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (835+ words) Credit rating agency Fitch has downgraded the outlook for New Zealand's sovereign credit rating, although it maintained the core rating grade." For reference Moody's rates New Zealand at Aaa (Stable), and Standard & Poors rates it as AA+ (Stable). The relative…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (431+ words) BNZ is the next major bank to raise fixed mortgage rates. They follow Westpac's initial foray in the latest round responding to'the recent rise in wholesale rates. But BNZ's shifts reveal some competitive positioning, especially in the one to three…...