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Interest.co.nz (Unofficial) @interestnz.nzcow.com · 48m
📢 Statistics NZ's Selected Price Indexes show that food prices dropped 0.4% in September, lowering the annual increase to 4.1% - down from 5.0% the previous month; rents had their lowest annual increase since 2011

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Surprise large monthly drop in food prices may lead to lower September CPI figure than expected
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Interest.co.nz (Unofficial) @interestnz.nzcow.com · 1h
📢 Climate Change Minister Simon Watts to introduce legislation clarifying the responsibility of local government by requiring adaptation plans in the highest priority areas
Govt to introduce climate adaptation legislation with work underway on a national flood map
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Interest.co.nz (Unofficial) @interestnz.nzcow.com · 1h
📢 RBNZ chief economist acknowledges being nervous that inflation could get embedded in peoples' expectations
Inflation expectations keep RBNZ's Paul Conway nervous
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Interest.co.nz (Unofficial) @interestnz.nzcow.com · 2h
📢 Large scale asset purchases remain 'in our toolbox for specific circumstances of extreme economic turbulence,' RBNZ's Paul Conway says

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QE would be considered in future scenario of extreme economic turbulence, RBNZ chief economist says
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Interest.co.nz (Unofficial) @interestnz.nzcow.com · 2h
📢 IMF wants policymakers to strengthen oversight of non-bank financial intermediaries, whose increasing interconnectedness with banks could exacerbate adverse shocks
Growth of non-banks revealing new financial stability risks
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Interest.co.nz (Unofficial) @interestnz.nzcow.com · 4h
📢 The UST 10-year rate took another peak below 4% but yields are now modestly higher. Currency movements have been modest and the NZD is down a touch probing fresh lows against EUR and GBP
NZ rates fall to fresh lows for the cycle
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Interest.co.nz (Unofficial) @interestnz.nzcow.com · 4h
📢 US data highlights inflation but officials turn a blind eye; China gets more deflation, softer debt expansion; India exports rise; Aussie house building weak; UST 10yr at 4.05%; gold up yet again, oil lower again; NZ$1 = 57.2 USc; TWI-5 = 61.7
Breakfast briefing: US gets faster inflation, but ignored by officials
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Interest.co.nz (Unofficial) @interestnz.nzcow.com · 12h
📢 Residential building costs still increasing but slowed to 0.4% in the September quarter
Residential building costs increasing 2% annually, half the long-term average
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Interest.co.nz (Unofficial) @interestnz.nzcow.com · 20h
📢 A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; another new low mortgage rate, TD rates fall too, RE commissions hold up, FMA issues public warning, milk powder prices dip, swaps hold, NZD soft, & more
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Interest.co.nz (Unofficial) @interestnz.nzcow.com · 21h
📢 Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX50 rises +0.3%, Kathmandu, Scales, Serko, and Mainfreight lead the gainers, while Meridian, Fletcher, Vital Healthcare, and Mainfreight are the main decliners
Daily NZX update, Wednesday, October 15, 2025
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Interest.co.nz (Unofficial) @interestnz.nzcow.com · 1d
📢 Research by the Reserve Bank argues the money lost on the Large Scale Asset Purchases during the pandemic was offset by more economic activity and lower debt costs
$11 billion in bond losses was money well spent, RBNZ says
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Interest.co.nz (Unofficial) @interestnz.nzcow.com · 1d
📢 Lynda Moore notes life doesn’t slow down the way we think it will. She says when you keep putting off joy, you’re not just saving money; you’re spending time. And that’s something you can’t earn back

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The someday trap: waiting for the ‘right time’
https://www.interest.co.nz/personal-finance/135704/lynda-moore-notes-life-doesn’t-slow-down-way-we-think-it-will-she-says-when
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Interest.co.nz (Unofficial) @interestnz.nzcow.com · 1d
📢 Real estate agencies estimated to have earned $476m in residential sales commissions in Q3 this year
Real estate agencies' residential commissions showing steady growth
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Interest.co.nz (Unofficial) @interestnz.nzcow.com · 1d
📢 The decision to ease loan to value restrictions now is not necessarily a mistake, but the timing is odd and sends the wrong signals
Come in DTIs! It's over to you now
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Interest.co.nz (Unofficial) @interestnz.nzcow.com · 1d
📢 A ‘lack of ambition’ over livestock emissions targets now threatens NZ’s reputation and trade, James Renwick says
A major step backwards that could threaten NZ’s trade relationships
https://www.interest.co.nz/rural-news/135697/‘lack-ambition’-over-livestock-emissions-targets-now-threatens-nz’s-reputation
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Interest.co.nz (Unofficial) @interestnz.nzcow.com · 1d
📢 US-China trade tensions have pervaded the headlines and been a focus for the market; a rollercoaster ride for markets with a big swing in the USD and US equities, reflecting gyrations in risk sentiment
NZD lurches down to fresh six-month lows before recovering
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Interest.co.nz (Unofficial) @interestnz.nzcow.com · 1d
📢 Powell gets ready to support a dipping US economy; US SME optimism fades; China car market roars; Singapore doing better; IMF cautious; UST 10yr at 4.03%; gold up again, oil lower; NZ$1 = 57.2 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8
Breakfast briefing: Powell, Dimon and the IMF sound caution
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Interest.co.nz (Unofficial) @interestnz.nzcow.com · 1d
📢 A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; first sign of another step down for fixed rates, RBNZ eases LVR rules, REINZ finds market going sideways, spending softens, swaps stable, NZD eases, & more
What happened today
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Interest.co.nz (Unofficial) @interestnz.nzcow.com · 1d
📢 Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX50 slips again as Precinct, Port of Tauranga, Goodman Property, and Vital Healthcare all fell while Genesis, Serko, SkyCity and SkyTV were among the gainers
Daily NZX update, Tuesday, October 14, 2025
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Interest.co.nz (Unofficial) @interestnz.nzcow.com · 1d
📢 Bank of China makes the first fixed mortgage rate cuts since the October 8 OCR cut. Will this induce the main banks to move too?

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Home loan market tests new rate lows
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Interest.co.nz (Unofficial) @interestnz.nzcow.com · 1d
📢 The average price first home buyers are paying for a home has hardly moved since October last year but record numbers are taking out low equity loans
Low equity borrowing by first home buyers hit a record high in May
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Interest.co.nz (Unofficial) @interestnz.nzcow.com · 1d
📢 QV says the average value of NZ homes dropped almost $10,000 in Q3 with Auckland values down $38,000
QV says it's still a buyer's market with housing values down in September quarter
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Interest.co.nz (Unofficial) @interestnz.nzcow.com · 1d
📢 Banks will be allowed to write more low-deposit mortgages to property investors and home buyers as the RBNZ relaxes its loan-to-value ratio rules
RBNZ to ease loan-to-value ratio lending restrictions
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Interest.co.nz (Unofficial) @interestnz.nzcow.com · 2d
📢 Electronic cards data for September shows that after two consecutive months of gains, seasonally adjusted retail spending fell again

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Failure to launch - further signs of our faltering economic recovery
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Interest.co.nz (Unofficial) @interestnz.nzcow.com · 2d
📢 David Mahon says China is emerging stronger politically and economically but must learn from the mistakes and naked hubris of the American, Soviet and British empires

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Recovery for some
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