Joe Bennett: Councils well-versed in rate rises
Joe Bennett is an author and columnist who writes the weekly A Dog's Life column in Saturday's Northern Advocate. Like you, I ...
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South Africa: Reserve Bank likely to cut rates by 25 bps say economists
The South African Reserve Bank will trim its repo rate next week by a quarter of a percentage point to 7.50% and repeat that ...
New Zealand economy took ‘developed world’s biggest hit’ in 2024 - HSBC
Across the developed world, HSBC’s estimates suggest New Zealand’s economy had the largest contraction in GDP in 2024. But he ...
NZ's economy took 'developed world's biggest hit'
HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham once described New Zealand as a "rockstar economy" - but on Friday said that was far from the case right now.
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Yen gains on BOJ hike; yuan, Antipodean peers get Trump boost
The yen rose after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) hiked rates on Friday and revised up its inflation forecasts, while the Australian ...
People leave New Zealand in record numbers in the 12 months to November
People leaving New Zealand hit record levels in the 12 months to November 2024, in another sign of the weakness in the ...
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‘If we keep saying no, we’ll keep going nowhere’
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has laid out his Government’s goals for the year in his annual state of the nation speech. The Botany MP delivered the speech this week in Auckland, saying he knows ...