Comment: The ship appears to be turning, slowly. Dairy cash and retail stirrings will help, but conflict between future expectations and current reality remains.

Average values have fallen sharply over three years, according to latest official valuations.

The Australian share market ended higher on Wednesday, buoyed by mining stocks in response to China's retaliatory tariffs against the United States.

US stocks fell on Friday as investors reacted to the threat of more possible tariffs from the Trump administration while digesting a jump in consumer expectations for inflation and an overshadowed ...

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars got some much needed relief on Tuesday after hitting multi-year lows, although risk is still skewed to the downside as closely watched US inflation ...

Here at home, the Kiwi economy is in an awkward phase. Confidence has improved, but activity is still depressed. Many businesses have survived into 2025, but it will take more for us to thrive.

The Australian Dollar remains steady as Trump imposes a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports.

This is largely because changes in interest rates are recognised as having a lag effect – they take time to be ... As the below chart shows, the rate of house price inflation is lower than ...

"For a long time, rents had been running hot, rising faster than inflation ... the high prices, and the homelessness issue, are all interconnected. One reason for strong house price rises has been the ...

US tariff backtracks start; PMIs improve in the US, Canada, China; EU inflation eases higher; Aussie retail and house prices slip; UST 10yr at 4.52%; gold at new high; oil unchanged; NZ$1 = 56 USc ...

“They all said inflation was the ... defended the White House's work so far. “Prices are going to come down, but it’s going to take a little bit of time, right?” he said.