Big tick for economy as Fitch affirms NZ's AA+ credit rating
Rating agency notes delayed surplus and rising debt but backs fiscal plan.
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Asian stocks were taking a breather on Monday as gold hit a new milestone.
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A large portion of mortgage debt will be repriced this year.
McDonald’s employee overpaid more than $18,000 in holiday pay
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Adrian Orr hits back at U-turn criticism
Reserve Bank governor responds to claims the central bank has done a flip-flop since May.
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Kiwi citizens still departing at historically high levels, net migration gain eases
More than half the departing NZ citizens left for Australia.
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As unemployment increases, so, too, does the number of people losing their jobs.
Markets heavily favour OCR cut this week
Market pricing points to a rate cut from the Reserve Bank this week but views are mixed.
Liam Dann: The real price we pay for inflation is becoming clear
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Market close: NZ market stutters into earnings season
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Darleen Tana's husband in court for traffic fine dispute, says he has split from former Green MP
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Jobs data offers ‘no smoking gun’ for interest rate cuts next week
Unemployment rose but offered no surprises for the Reserve Bank.
McDonald’s starts reimbursing about 40,000 people after payroll botch-up
Fast-food chain says not everyone underpaid will be compensated.
Unemployment rose to 4.6% in the June quarter. Will that prompt a rate cut?
More people were jobless as winter arrived, but public sector wages rose 6.9% in a year.
US indexes end with strong gains, rebounding from sell-off
Traders seem to have shaken off a Blue Monday,
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Liam Dann: 7 tips for beating market meltdown anxiety
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ASB, BNZ, Kiwibank drop some lending rates
Cuts made ahead of next week's OCR announcement.
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Will higher unemployment bring interest rates down faster?
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If wages have kept up with inflation, what are we complaining about?
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