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Interest.co.nz stands out as New Zealand's premier destination for financial and economic news. We offer unique resources for comparing interest rates, updated multiple times each day, ensuring you have the necessary tools to make well-informed financial choices. Founded in 1999, our platform has evolved into a vital research source for banks and various financial entities. We deliver valuable insights on lending and deposit products tailored for everyday New Zealanders as well as industry professionals. Our comprehensive online resource is backed by extensive databases and a market intelligence service that caters to a diverse range of clients, both individual and corporate.

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What happened today

20 hours ago | interest.co.nz | David Chaston |Gareth Vaughan |David Hargreaves

Economy / news A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; no retail rate changes, heavy stock overhang, productivity worse again, PMI expands modestly, inflation expectations turn up, swaps stable, NZD eases, & more 16th May 25, 3:59pm by Here are the key things you need to know before you leave work today (or if you work from home, before you shutdown your laptop). MORTGAGE RATE CHANGES No changes so far today. All rates are here. TERM DEPOSIT/SAVINGS RATE CHANGES...
Buyers have the upper hand in the housing market meaning vendors may have to take what they can get

1 day ago | interest.co.nz | Greg Ninness |Gareth Vaughan |David Hargreaves

This winter could be a difficult one for the residential property market, with high stock levels continuing to push down on prices. At the end of April there was a stock overhang of 30,443 residential properties on the market. That's up 11.1% on April last year, and is the biggest stock overhang in any month of the year in the last 10 years. The overhang is the number of properties on the market left unsold at the end of each month.
A shattered covenant

1 day ago | interest.co.nz | David Mahon |Gareth Vaughan |David Hargreaves

Economy / opinion David Mahon says China is responding to the US tariff war by focusing on its internal challenges while strengthening new alliances with the economic refugees of the fragmenting global order 16th May 25, 8:30am by By David Mahon* The following is China Watch Summer 2025 briefing by Mahon China Investment Management Ltd, Beijing, and is here with permission. If the blame is on me, Everything I encounter can be a remedy. If I blame others, Each turn of my thought will be a...
NZ rate spreads to Australia and US narrow

1 day ago | interest.co.nz | Jason Wong |Gareth Vaughan |David Hargreaves

Currencies / analysis In a heavy US data release day, activity and pricing indicators were weak, driving down US rates and supported US equities.
Breakfast briefing: Lots of US data releases, few supporting the Trump agenda

1 day ago | interest.co.nz | David Chaston |Gareth Vaughan |David Hargreaves

Here's our summary of key economic events overnight that affect New Zealand, with news Trump's backdown on tariffs came as corporate decision-makers concluded reshoring isn't a good idea. There are few moves to bolster US-based production. But first today, Fed boss Powell spoke overnight and he focused on the challenges they face keeping inflation under control.
What happened today

1 day ago | interest.co.nz | David Chaston |Gareth Vaughan |David Hargreaves

Economy / news A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; housing market in winter mode, food prices rise faster, rent pressure eases, NZGBs get demand rush, swaps stable, NZD lower, & more 15th May 25, 3:59pm by Here are the key things you need to know before you leave work today (or if you work from home, before you shutdown your laptop). MORTGAGE RATE CHANGES No changes so far today. All rates are here. TERM DEPOSIT/SAVINGS RATE CHANGES There are none to report...
Extortion attempt on crypto exchange Coinbase after customer data stolen

1 day ago | interest.co.nz | Gareth Vaughan |David Hargreaves |Juha Saarinen

Nasdaq-listed crypto currency exchange Coinbase has suffered a serious security incident in which customer data was stolen, ending up in the hands of criminals demanding a US$20 million dollar ransom. Coinbase, which sees trading volumes of between US$3.25 billion to US$4.4 billion daily as the largest exchange in the United States, said criminals "bribed and recruited a group of rogue overseas support agents" to steal data from it.
NZ Govt Bond tender number 947 results

1 day ago | interest.co.nz | Gareth Vaughan |David Hargreaves |Suhaimi Mohamad

The New Zealand Debt Management Office has announced the results of NZ Govt Bond tender number 947 held on 15 May, 2025. Tender Date: Thursday, 15 May, 2025.
Absorbing the US brain drain

1 day ago | interest.co.nz | Gareth Vaughan |David Hargreaves |Sergei Guriev

In times of political turbulence, leading research universities often become both targets of populist rhetoric and beacons of hope. For voters dissatisfied with “elites” and the status quo, higher education bears responsibility for spawning the political class that they blame for all society’s ills.
Surge in food prices drives annual increase up to 3.7%

2 days ago | interest.co.nz | David Hargreaves |Gareth Vaughan

Food prices surged by 0.8% in April, driving the annual increase up to 3.7%, new figures from Statistics NZ show. That's the highest rate of annual increase since January 2024. And the latest monthly edition of Stats NZ's Selected Price Indexes (SPI) also shows that airfares lifted substantially last month in line with school holidays and Easter. Also included in the latest release of the SPI is, for the first time electricity and gas prices.