8+ hour, 52+ min ago   (239+ words) We are updating our Fixed Housing rates effective 5th August 2026. Note: Rates for all home loans including Residential Owner Occupied and Residential Investor. All rates are per annum. A Low Equity Interest Rate Premium will apply to all new or existing…...

4+ hour, 23+ min ago   (550+ words) New labour market statistics show why National's long-term plan to grow the economy and create jobs matters, National’s Finance spokesperson Nicola Willis says. "It's been a tough few months for employers grappling with real cost pressures and genuine uncertainty, and…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (687+ words) Headline inflation printed at 4.1% for June, a touch higher than consensus of 4.0%. But it’s not raising too many eyebrows. We were forecasting 4.2%, and we are happy to see it come in a little lower. On a quarterly basis, prices were…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (492+ words) Here’s our take on current eventsWe’re looking ahead to Tuesday’s inflation print with pessimism. We know it will print high. Consensus sees it landing at 4.0% year-on-year and 1.4% for the quarter. 4.0% is well above the Reserve Bank's target band of 1-3%. We…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (275+ words) Here’s our take on current events The biggest event last week, other than Matariki, of course, was the RBNZ's Monetary Policy Review. From a market perspective, attention has shifted toward whether interest rates will continue to follow the Reserve Bank’s…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (685+ words) NZX Group today announced operating earnings (EBITDA) of $24.1 million for the six months ended 30 June 2025, up 5.4% on H1 2024, demonstrating continuing momentum of delivering to our growth strategy and our broader resilience to market cycles. Normalising earnings by excluding integration and restructure…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (322+ words) The Reserve Bank has increased the official cash rate by 25 basis points, to 2.5%. While we agree that a move up in interest rates was going to happen eventually, we disagree on the timing. Economists were mixed coming into the decision....

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (218+ words) We are updating our Variable Housing rates effective 29th July 2026. Rates effective 29th July 2026 (changes in yellow) for new and existing customers. Note: Rates for all home loans including Residential Owner Occupied and Residential Investor. All rates are per annum. A Low…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (857+ words) With the Reserve Bank lifting the official cash rate, Finance Minister Nicola Willis is downplaying the likelihood of further rises this year. The 25 basis point increase to 2.5 percent came in response to spikes in inflation from the Middle East war....

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (891+ words) My new chart uses the same data, but focusses more (and differently) on the latest 12-month period and placing that in a medium-term context. These days 'short-term' change usually means very recent change (ie within the last 12-months), or – at…...