Credit bureau Centrix says there are 'cautiously optimistic' signs of a recovery, with improvement in credit demand, arrears, and business defaults ...

US equities end October positively on robust corporate earnings. One Fed governor said he voted against cutting rates on ...

Not much cheer for savers as 2025 heads towards its end, with term deposit rates being lowered by some, and soft everywhere ...

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Kathmandu, Mainfreight, Vulcan Steel and Kiwi Property Group advance, while F&P Healthcare, Port of Tauranga, Freightways and S ...

Roger J Kerr says the latest bout of US dollar strength is likely to be as short-lived as all the previous upticks in the USD Index since the start of 2025 ...

Westpac New Zealand's annual profit fell 2% as operating expenses surged $128 million. Westpac NZ's September-year net profit after tax, as reported in its general disclosure stat ...

Low bar. Richard Haass thinks the US president's week in Asian went 'well' if only because it could have gone so much worse ...

Labour market figures to be released in the coming week may show the unemployment rate hitting a nearly nine-year high - but the figures might also indicate the jobs market is now starting to stabilis ...

In granular analysis, we show the rate offer moves lower for savers have been faster than for borrowers. But the size of the ...

As flood risk increases, Local Government Minister Simon Watts says he’s focused on designing a rates capping system that ...

From US to China, global factory activity is weak; but there are Asian exceptions; EU inflation modest; Aussie lending surges ...

Business confidence as measured by ANZ's Business Outlook (ANZBO) survey for October "jumped" to its highest level since ...