Reserve Bank focus: Why managing inflation expectations is crucial – Mark Lister
If enough people expect prices to rise, there’s a risk they’ll start behaving in ways that will ensure…
Fuel prices jump over 30% while April food price inflation cools
Prices for the overall food group increased by 2.6% in the 12 months to April 2026, after a…
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare: Why the market darling is suddenly out of favour – Stock Takes
The updated guidance does not incorporate any potential refund of US tariffs paid to date during the 2026…
Home Value Index: Expert says NZ house prices may flatten or fall this winter
“[And] we’ve been here before, with small upturns at the start of 2024 and 2025 eventually going into…
Australian inflation: Consumer Price Index jumps to 4.6% on petrol surge, rate hike odds soar
Meanwhile, the all-important trimmed mean inflation – which the Reserve Bank uses as it strips out seasonality and…
Consumers Price Index inflation rate remains at 3.1%
“Higher electricity prices accounted for more than a tenth of the 3.1% annual increase,” prices and deflators spokeswoman…
Inflation preview: Calm before the Iran war storm, price rises may have eased
“Over 2026, we expect inflation to increase significantly and uncomfortably.” ANZ senior economist Miles Workman is also picking…
REINZ March House Price Index: Market treads water amid war jitters
National inventory levels rose modestly by 2.1% from last year to 37,638 properties, reinforcing that there has been…
ANZ commodity price index hits record as Middle East war bites
It was the second-highest month on record for the index in world price terms, eclipsed only by its…
Construction slump deepens as New Zealand’s crane index falls to lowest level since 2016
“The drop reflects the completion of several major projects, including aged care developments in Auckland and the removal…
NZX tumbles on resurgent AI fears, with index down 2.9% this year – Market close
Local fall Market leader Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, declining $2.79 or 7.08% to $36.61, dominated the trading with…
Global Dairy Trade Auction: Whole milk powder up 5.3% as overall GDT index surges 6.7%
Mozzarella matched skim milk powder’s result, also rising 10.6% to an average of US$3694/MT. Butter was not far…