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Economy news
Steven Joyce: Supermarkets should front-foot a break-up before legislators arrive
OPINION: The big challenge is a third player having enough scale to compete effectively.
Fran O’Sullivan: Time for NZ to take charge in trade leadership
OPINION: It would be absurd to stand by while Trump decimates the global trading system.
Amazon makes last-minute bid for TikTok as Saturday deadline looms: Report
China's Bytedance must sell app or face ban in the US.
Tesla sales slump - but shares spike on report Musk leaving Doge
Analyst calls the sales figures 'a disaster on every metric'.
Opinion: Are New Zealand’s mining royalties too low?
OPINION: Mining contributes to the economy, but relies on foreign investment.
Revealed: What Nicola Willis was told ahead of Adrian Orr’s shock resignation
Documents show Orr wasn't meant to resign before the RBNZ hosted a big conference.
GDP
ANZ Business Outlook: Slowly improving but it ‘isn’t easy’
Business confidence is steady but inflation pressures have risen, an ANZ survey says.
ASB: ‘If economic recoveries are cars – New Zealand is more Prius than Ferrari’
An ASB economist outlines the 'good, the bad and the ugly' of the recovery.
Liam Dann: If this is a recovery, why does it feel so bad?
OPINION: We're out of recession but consumer confidence has slumped again.
Employment
$6.6t rout: US stocks plunge for second day as China retaliates, Fed issues inflation warning
The US$6.6t two-day rout is only rivalled by 2020's pandemic meltdown and the GFC
‘Emerged from the shadows’: New Auckland brothel Dark Desire
Previous owners cited a downturn in trade as one of the reasons for business liquidation.
Official cash rate
Revealed: What Nicola Willis was told ahead of Adrian Orr’s shock resignation
Documents show Orr wasn't meant to resign before the RBNZ hosted a big conference.
Inside Economics: Could Trump tariffs mean lower OCR, plus why house prices are just ‘plodding’
OPINION: Liam Dann takes a deep dive into the week's economic news.
ANZ Business Outlook: Slowly improving but it ‘isn’t easy’
Business confidence is steady but inflation pressures have risen, an ANZ survey says.
Inflation
Liam Dann: NZ must hold its nerve amid the tariff turmoil
OPINION: Our economy faces yet another challenge to fragile recovery hopes.
‘Manageable’ impact: NZ faces $900m hit from US tariffs
Weaker global demand is likely to depress commodity prices, says Westpac's Kelly Eckhold.
More economy news
Inside Economics: Could Trump tariffs mean lower OCR, plus why house prices are just ‘plodding’
OPINION: Liam Dann takes a deep dive into the week's economic news.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX pleads with Trump for tariff exemptions
Securing a waiver would reduce the targeted tariff from 25% to 0%.
Property Insider: Spooked by agency closures; developer retrenching; residents begin Amaia shift
People are alarmed by the JLL closures, asking what that says about the successful agency.
Analysis: Risks ‘not trivial’ – what Govt’s adviser thinks about breaking up supermarket giants
ANALYSIS: Will making groceries more affordable become Nicola Willis' legacy?
Bruce Cotterill: Are leaders rewarded on profile rather than performance?
OPINION: Jill Barad received a US$50 million severance after leaving Mattel in 2000.
Fran O’Sullivan: How Luxon’s patience paid off and got India’s Prime Minister on side
OPINION: Careful research and prior preparation were key.
$1m payout for former Kāinga Ora chief executive
Andrew McKenzie took home $1.066m in the 11 months to August 30 last year.
‘Watershed moment’: Govt to lend to private sector for social houses
Chris Bishop is also exploring underwriting bank loans to community housing providers.
