KiwiSaver early withdrawals reached record monthly high in March as more savers tap funds for first homes and financial ...

Trump injects himself into Canadian election campaign; Texas turns glummer; Spain blacked out; India expansion slows; Aussie ...

China's foreign ministry confirms China and the US are NOT engaged in trade talks. Another poor Fed regional survey; plenty ...

Insurance Council says a 'low number' of New Zealanders consider changing their insurance providers and urges people to shop ...

China's big Achilles heel is food security. While they prioritise addressing it, they remain very reliant on food imports and ...

Coalition government to reduce Budget 2025 spending after Treasury warns Trump’s tariffs will slow New Zealand’s economic ...

In an unsafe world, savers can manage risk, and the upcoming taxpayer guarantee will make that easy to access. But the cost will be lower returns ...

Latest figures show RBNZ now has over $26.7 billion worth of cash for intervening if necessary in foreign exchange markets ...

China delivers better economic data responding to stimulus; Singapore factories busier; US data wavers & sentiment drops; UST ...

BNZ's head of research Stephen Toplis says the Reserve Bank 'does have a track record' of withdrawing guidance on the future ...

Positive risk sentiment continued despite conflicting news on tariff developments. The S&P advanced 0.7% extending its weekly ...

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