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Bank profits: Can Govt stop big four from making so much money?
Should banks be raking in record profits during a cost of living crisis?
Should banks be raking in record profits during a cost of living crisis?
Minister of Finance says any future support for business will be targeted.
"We are well and truly in an environment of slower growth," says ASB's Nathaniel Keall.
OPINION: 'NZ is perhaps the only market that is so dominated by overseas-owned banks.'
Westpac: Economy needs to push through pain barrier because the results will be worth it.
Two of Australia's largest employers are instructing their staff to work from home.
Inflation may have reached its peak, but the pain will linger.
The economy will rebound from the Omicron slump, but the real pain may still be to come.
RBNZ says it expects Westpac will build on its momentum to date.
New data shows retail had a slow start to year. It will only get tougher, economists say.
Harry Price was the bank's New Zealand chief executive from 1992 to 1999.
Hospitality is the sector still doing it toughest StatsNZ card transaction data shows.
Westpac NZ chief executive says it had a solid result in a fast-changing market.
The sale of its life insurance business gave a one-off gain of $126m.
Labour shortages have likely driven the strongest wage growth since 2009.
OPINION: It's easy, and the same goes for your KiwiSaver.
They thought they'd invested $400,000 at Westpac. Weeks later they learned it was a scam.
December's quarter was a record but challenges are on the horizon.
Omicron-related nervousness likely to remain a drag on spending for some time.
Many make spending changes, but expert says "people aren't panicking, they are adjusting".
Are we emerging from the grip of Covid straight into a full-blown economic meltdown?
No shortage of jobs but wages are struggling to keep up, employment survey finds.
The confidence of younger people has fallen sharply as living costs have started to bite.
The economy rebounded out of the Delta lock down but the data didn't beat expectations.
Strong GDP growth in late 2022 will provide a solid foundation for tackling inflation.
Strong mortgage lending and a write-back in impairments were the main drivers.
Higher inflation caused by conflict in Ukraine could mean a faster rise in interest rates.
We will feel the shock of war at the petrol pump, on our investments and interest rates.
A slower rebound for the tourism sector has contributed to forecast downgrades.