‘I’ve never felt poor before’: Inflation and higher gas prices are stretching workers to their limit
Summary Inflation has helped drive bankruptcy filings higher for three straight years while delinquency rates rise and personal…
Kiwibank first to make post-OCR rate change
Kiwibank has made changes to its term deposits. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon Kiwibank has made changes to…
Let’s trade the fees-free tertiary funding for something that works – Michael Johnston
Under Labour’s original version of the policy, students were entitled to up to $12,000 to cover their first…
Australian Financial Review Rich List 2026: Australia’s top 10 richest people revealed
As ordinary Australians have battled cost-of-living pressures over the past year, some of the country’s richest people have…
ECB set for June ‘insurance’ hike as energy shock raises policy risks | articles
With this vigilance, the main question for the ECB will be whether to go for a preemptive insurance…
Labor is quietly confident the battery boom will help prevent power price shocks
It was remarkable timing and powerful symbolism. Two giant chimneys towering over the site of the old Liddell…
Breakfast briefing: Mixed messages on Hormuz progress
Here’s our summary of key economic events overnight that affect New Zealand with news commodity markets are betting…
AUD/NZD experiences the largest single-day decline since 2022 on divergent drivers
The pair looks to have reached an inflection point that is leading to a deeper pullback from its…
United States: Confidence resilience faces Iran and oil risks – TD Securities
TD Securities analysts highlight that United States (US) consumer confidence from the Conference Board slipped only marginally in…
Hong Kong overtakes Switzerland as world’s largest cross-border wealth hub, BCG finds
Hong Kong has overtaken Switzerland as the world’s largest cross-border wealth hub, driven by an initial public offering…
‘One in three’ to cut staff: cost crunch threatens tradies, housing targets
Tradie lay-offs are looming as new data shows rising costs are hitting trade employers. Photo: iStock. More tradie…
Why Is Consumer Sentiment at Record Lows?
Consumer sentiment is at record lows because there is zero visibility on any real-world trends that would be…