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Profitability took a hit across the big five banks in the June quarter despite all five growing lending

Profitability took a hit across the big five banks in the June quarter despite all five growing lending

Average price paid by first home buyers dropped to lowest level in almost a year in July

Average price paid by first home buyers dropped to lowest level in almost a year in July

Work towards the Government introducing a prudential levy, that will tax banks and other entities regulated by the Reserve Bank, continues

Work towards the Government introducing a prudential levy, that will tax banks and other entities regulated by the Reserve Bank, continues

New mortgage borrowing in July slipped to lowest monthly level since February, falling 13% or almost $1.2 billion year-on-year as investors retreat

New mortgage borrowing in July slipped to lowest monthly level since February, falling 13% or almost $1.2 billion year-on-year as investors retreat

Assistant Governor Karen Silk says RBNZ wants infrastructure in place for digital money before going ahead with any central bank digital currency

Assistant Governor Karen Silk says RBNZ wants infrastructure in place for digital money before going ahead with any central bank digital currency

Statistics NZ’s retail trade survey finds squeezed household budgets caused a 0.5% drop in seasonally adjusted retail sales volumes in the June quarter, the first quarterly fall since December 2024

Statistics NZ’s retail trade survey finds squeezed household budgets caused a 0.5% drop in seasonally adjusted retail sales volumes in the June quarter, the first quarterly fall since December 2024

Roger J Kerr traces the US Government shifts from intervening to supporting the yen to intervening to support their own bond market

Roger J Kerr traces the US Government shifts from intervening to supporting the yen to intervening to support their own bond market

Labour pledges debt reduction, return to surplus and an independent Parliamentary Budget Office to analyse government finances and election commitments

Labour pledges debt reduction, return to surplus and an independent Parliamentary Budget Office to analyse government finances and election commitments

Heartland CEO Andrew Dixson says if the proposed TSB deal goes through, Heartland will continue to keep its focus on reverse mortgages front and centre as the group wants to capture 'as much of that market as we can'

Heartland CEO Andrew Dixson says if the proposed TSB deal goes through, Heartland will continue to keep its focus on reverse mortgages front and centre as the group wants to capture 'as much of that market as we can'

Reserve Bank's Karen Silk says having resilience in, and sovereignty over, critical infrastructure such as payments can be 'really important'

Reserve Bank's Karen Silk says having resilience in, and sovereignty over, critical infrastructure such as payments can be 'really important'

ASB senior economist Mark Smith says the latest Selected Price Indexes give some comfort inflation is moderating from its 4.1% peak

ASB senior economist Mark Smith says the latest Selected Price Indexes give some comfort inflation is moderating from its 4.1% peak

The latest PMI figures point to a ‘positive start’ to the third economic quarter of the year, but the latest PSI figures highlight a slow services sector that don't indicate a change to the unemployment rate anytime soon

The latest PMI figures point to a ‘positive start’ to the third economic quarter of the year, but the latest PSI figures highlight a slow services sector that don't indicate a change to the unemployment rate anytime soon

Roger J Kerr does a stocktake of New Zealand’s current economic fundamentals. He also sees US economic results consistently below forecasts that were overly optimistic

Roger J Kerr does a stocktake of New Zealand’s current economic fundamentals. He also sees US economic results consistently below forecasts that were overly optimistic

Treasury estimates if financial institutions pass on prudential levy costs to customers, the cost of borrowing would increase by less than one basis point and insurance premiums would jump by less than 0.2% on average

Treasury estimates if financial institutions pass on prudential levy costs to customers, the cost of borrowing would increase by less than one basis point and insurance premiums would jump by less than 0.2% on average

Reserve Bank holds loan-to-value-ratio restrictions on banks' home lending at current settings, seeing housing risks as 'contained'

Reserve Bank holds loan-to-value-ratio restrictions on banks' home lending at current settings, seeing housing risks as 'contained'