Breakfast briefing: Despite tough news, global PMIs mostly positive
Here’s our summary of key economic events over the weekend that affect New Zealand, with news we head…
New Zealand Retail Sales fall 0.5% QoQ in Q2, vs 0.1 expected
Retail Sales,a measures of the volume of sales of goods by retailers in New Zealand, fell 0.5% QoQ…
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Estimates Social Security Cuts for Couples if the System Is Not Fixed
The math behind Social Security’s looming funding gap is becoming painfully real for retirees. Congress has known for…
Cal Poly unveils fully reimagined Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Cal Poly is celebrating the grand opening of its new and fully reimagined Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship…
Small Business: How Kayu Studio is slowing down the furniture industry
What inspired you to start the business? I wasn’t in New Zealand for the years leading up to…
Wellington.Scoop
A side view, of how the new Lido apartment building would look from Blair Street by Felicity WongPoliticians…
America’s Fastest Growing Retirement Town Is Not in Florida or Arizona
Quick Read St. George retirement at 65 demands a $525,000 paid-off home plus $450,000 in invested assets, assuming…
NZ’s most affordable and least affordable cities revealed, All things property, under OneRoof
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week. 1. Affordability has returned to…
Spain-Morocco Trade Reaches Over €22.757 Billion in 2025
Rabat – New data from Spanish news agency EFE highlights Morocco’s importance as one of Spain’s key trading…
Why Social Security Can’t Be the Center of Your Retirement Income Plan
I was talking to some friends the other day about juggling college and retirement savings, and one of…
Term deposit rates will rise – but is that where your money should be?
Term deposit rates might have a bit further to increase, but savers should ask themselves whether it is…
Labour’s pledge to reinstate the Reserve Bank’s dual mandate only risks worsening the cost of living – Jenée Tibshraeny
However, with the inflation rate spiking to 7.3% in 2022, remaining stubbornly high for the following two years,…