Nicola Willis orders review into Reserve Bank’s pandemic decisions
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has ordered a review into the Reserve Bank’s pandemic-era monetary policy. During the Covid-19…
China's consumer prices edge up 0.2% in January, PPI decline narrows – news.cgtn.com
China’s consumer prices edge up 0.2% in January, PPI decline narrows news.cgtn.comChina inflation misses forecasts as producer deflation persists investingLiveAustralian…
Preview: January non-farm payrolls by the numbers. The consensus is high
What’s expected: Consensus estimate +70K (range -10K to +135K)December +37KPrivate consensus estimate +70KUnemployment rate consensus estimate: 4.4% vs…
Compulsory car insurance: Gains from making something mandatory not as high as people think, Transport Minister says
Whether or not New Zealand should have mandatory third party car insurance is a topic of conversation that…
Demand, profitability up in latest business survey
Construction, freight, retail and hospitality/tourism businesses are all big improvers in Forsyth Barr’s Pulse of New Zealand Business…
EU must urgently bring down energy prices, says Austrian chancellor – POLITICO
His push comes amid a flurry of comments from EU leaders seeking to shape the meeting’s agenda, with…
Consumer NZ issues power price warning
Photo: 123RF Consumer NZ is warning that power prices could rise at least another 5 percent this year,…
Westpac economists see OCR at 4% by end of next year
Westpac economists are forecasting that the Official Cash Rate (OCR) will hit 4% by the end of next…
White House downplays coming jobs report
A much-anticipated labor market update isn’t due out until Wednesday morning, but the White House is already working…
About 60,000 NZ homes aren’t insured, Natural Hazards Commission board chair says
About 60,000 homes in New Zealand are not insured, according to Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake chairman Chris…
How ‘capacity constraints’ are linked to inflation and your hip pocket
The phrase “capacity constraints” has been thrown around quite a bit of late. It doesn’t conjure up much…
Asia-Pacific markets climb as investors shrug off weak U.S. retail sales, eye China inflation
19 November 2025, China, Shanghai: Boats sail past downtown Shanghai on the Huangpu River. The tallest building on…