BBusiness Read More Australian dollar extends winning streak to ninth week as rate outlook shiftsAugust 30, 2026 SYDNEY: The Australian dollar scaled a new three-month peak on Friday, extending a winning streak to nine weeks…
BBusiness Read More Rotorua QE Health liquidation: Crown, Rotorua Trust recover 1c on the dollar for $10m in claimsAugust 15, 2026 The report showed each entity had been paid $56,734 in the liquidation process, representing 1.13 cents on the…
EEconomy Read More Japan’s decline goes deeper than a falling yenAugust 12, 2026 As the Japanese yen faces a rapid decline, the US last week stepped in to save the day.…
EEconomy Read More U.S. Treasury chief’s ‘whatever it takes’ vow to help yen masks limited firepowerAugust 11, 2026 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s suggestion of a no-limits approach toward helping Japan rescue the yen risks getting called…
EEconomy Read More Indonesians sound alarm over historic low in currencyAugust 9, 2026 Over the past six months, the world has been glued to charts, gripped by the high price of…
EEconomy Read More Market to look out for hints of next rate hike from BOJJuly 28, 2026 The Bank of Japan is expected to keep interest rates steady this week but all eyes are on…
AArtificial intelligence Read More The AI Race Is No Longer Just About Who Has the Smartest ModelJuly 25, 2026 The AI industry has spent the past few years obsessing over one question: Who has the smartest model?…
EEntertainment Read More Auckland’s best under $20 eats, according to chefs and culinary studentsJuly 19, 2026 Hugo’s Bistro – chef Alex Llewellyn and culinary student Fable Karimipour Llewellyn: Sushi-Ya Sushi, Birkenhead. I get an…
BBusiness Read More Liquidation for ex-Hawkins firms nears end: unsecured creditors get 4c in the dollarJuly 13, 2026 The company was founded in Hamilton in 1946 by Fred Hawkins. In 2017, just prior to an adverse…
EEconomy Read More Markets live: Unemployment rate falls to 4.4pc in May, down from 4.5pc in AprilJune 25, 2026 The property market research group, Cotality, has tabulated the final results from the weekend’s home auctions and found…
EEconomy Read More Markets live: Headline inflation eases more than expected but RBA rate hike risk remainsJune 24, 2026 With the Australian dollar briefly dipping below 69 US cents today, the greenback has been scaling the heights.…
EEconomy Read More Strong dollar rally weighs heavier on struggling Asian countriesJune 10, 2026 Markets Asian countries risk falling behind in upping rates to defend their currencies The dollar rose after the…