RBNZ tipped to hold rates at 2.25% amid Budget eve uncertainty – NZ Herald
RBNZ tipped to hold rates at 2.25% amid Budget eve uncertainty NZ HeraldRBNZ leaves Official Cash Rate unchanged at…
Sri Lanka stuns with 1 percentage point rate hike, biggest raise in 3 years
COLOMBO (Reuters) — Sri Lanka’s central bank stunned markets by raising its policy rate by an outsized 100…
New Zealand’s top-five Budget bombshells … plus, how can economists be so divided on the need for rate hikes – Inside Economics
Well, yeah, this will be my 25th Budget day as a business journalist, and yes, I am a…
Hastings businesses concerned as commercial and industrial property rates surge after QV revaluation
“He said I might want to take a look and see how it affected me. So I did,…
Westpac announces second lot of mortgage rate hikes in May ahead of key Reserve Bank decision
The bank also increased its three-year fixed terms by 6bps to 5.35% (special) and 5.95% (standard). The Reserve…
House sales fall in April as rising fuel costs and rate hike fears hit demand
West Coast, Southland, Taranaki and Otago were the only regions where sales in April were higher than a…
Canadas Unemployment Rate Rises to Six-Month High as Full-Time Jobs Drop
Islam Times – Canada’s unemployment rate rose to a six-month high in April to 6.9% as the economy…
Rural health gap: Call for fair funding amid 23% higher death rate
But inaccessible healthcare was also a large component of the higher death rate, Eggleton said. Rural health providers…
How does your school rate? New analysis of 500 colleges’ NCEA results ranked against house prices
NZ Herald Premium is turning 7. To celebrate, we’re giving new subscribers the chance to access the best…
Unemployment rate falls despite initial impact of the oil shock
“We felt that the jump in the participation rate in the previous quarter was overstated, having been concentrated…
‘It’s appalling’: Napier shop owners hit out at proposed CCTV charge
If the rate were shared among all Napier rateable homes and businesses, it would amount to $8.11 each.…
Unemployment data: Why economists fear stagflation risk for NZ jobs – The Front Page
Labour market data for the first quarter is due from Stats NZ on Wednesday. NZ Herald business editor…