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New dairy season expected to feature high milk price - and higher costs
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (895+ words) Content supplied by Rabobank. After a strong close to the 2025/26 dairy season " marked by rises in the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index in eight of the last ten auctions " Rabobank is forecasting a robust opening milk price of $9. 50 to…...
What might we have in front of us for the next 20 years
22+ hour, 33+ min ago (354+ words) The following Note was released by Alexanders, a Christchurch accounting firm that specialises in advice for agribusinesses. We thank them for permission to repost it. 1. An aging population - a current and forward picture 2. The New Zealand merchandise total exports for…...
RBNZ tipped to hold off increasing the OCR at Wednesday's review
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (1219+ words) Bank economists think it's unlikely the Reserve Bank (RBNZ) will raise the Official Cash Rate (OCR) next week, instead waiting to see where inflation goes next before it starts nudging the OCR up. The OCR has remained unchanged at 2. 25% since…...
Tower Limited
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (139+ words) Interest. co. nz A. Recent trading and performance summary B. Recent financial position summary C. Recent cash flows and positions D. Recent key ratio analysis Description of trading activities Tower Limited provides general insurance products both in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. There…...
Mercury
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (139+ words) Interest. co. nz A. Recent trading and performance summary B. Recent financial position summary C. Recent cash flows and positions D. Recent key ratio analysis Description of trading activities "Mercury NZ Limited is a New Zealand electricity generation and electricity retailing company. All of…...
Fletcher Building
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (187+ words) Interest. co. nz A. Recent trading and performance summary B. Recent financial position summary C. Recent cash flows and positions D. Recent key ratio analysis Description of trading activities We manufacture building products; from insulation that keeps homes warm and dry, to cement, the…...
Auction activity bouncing along as winter months near
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (272+ words) Auction activity has been a bit lumpy lately but the latest results were bang in the middle of where they have been over the previous two weeks. Interest. co. nz monitored the auctions of 345 residential properties over the week of…...
When volatility is 'good politics"
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (459+ words) The pattern extends beyond financial markets. Trump has repeatedly threatened to "take" Iran's oil and'target'key oil-export infrastructure, including facilities on Kharg Island, underscoring how deeply material interests are embedded in his strategic calculus. Trade policy has likewise become an instrument…...
Weekend briefing: Inflation drives sentiment backlash
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (728+ words) Here's our summary of key economic events overnight that affect New Zealand with news investors are bullish that the Iran-US war will end soon, but consumers are very negative about how all this is hurting them. Profits are remaining high,…...
Dear Nicola: Where's my $5, 000?
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (1178+ words) Earlier this year, in his State of the Nation speech in Auckland, Christopher Luxon said: "In just the last two years, our Minister of Finance, Nicola Willis, has delivered savings of around $11 billion per annum, equivalent to around $5, 000 for every…...