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📢 Yi Fuxian explains why declining fertility presents Chinese authorities with a uniquely difficult challenge
Can China reverse its demographic decline?
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January 24, 2026 at 5:03 AM
📢 Paola Subacchi highlights the gap between efforts to overhaul the international monetary order and the need to do so
Is there life after the US Dollar?
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January 24, 2026 at 2:43 AM
📢 Lynda Moore says achieving your goals might require some help from an accountability buddy, celebrating your wins, and most of all setting it up to enjoy the ride
Set yourself up for success with your goals
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January 24, 2026 at 12:33 AM
📢 Governor Anna Breman says Reserve Bank 'will do what is best for the NZ economy and to reach our inflation target' even if it's an OCR hike in the election run-in
RBNZ's Anna Breman on inflation, being told off by Winston Peters & more
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January 23, 2026 at 9:13 PM
📢 US activity tame, leading index drifts lower; Canada retail up; Taiwan factories busier; China FDI weak; Japanese inflation eases; India busy; Simandou emerges; UST 10yr at 4.26%; precious metals rising; oil firms; NZ$1 = 59.4 USc; TWI-5 = 63.1
Weekend briefing: Avoiding the US chaos
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January 23, 2026 at 7:33 PM
📢 Te Pāti Māori, the Greens, Labour and NZ First could work together, Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says
Te Pāti Māori co-leader says she could work with NZ First
https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/136914/te-pāti-māori-greens-labour-and-nz-first-could-work-together-te-pāti-māori-co
January 23, 2026 at 7:23 PM
📢 Why bespoke solutions like KiwiWRAP are reshaping the way serious investors think about retirement savings
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KiwiSaver for grown ups
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January 23, 2026 at 6:33 PM
📢 Why bespoke solutions like KiwiWRAP are reshaping the way serious investors think about retirement savings
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📢 Plenty of stock for sale and a rising interest rate outlook should keep a lid on house prices over summer
Buyer's market likely to continue for housing over peak summer selling season
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January 23, 2026 at 5:33 PM
📢 ‘Our new laser-focussed-on-inflation RBNZ Governor will not be amused’: Economists say OCR hike in 2026 ‘likelier than not’ following latest annual inflation figures
OCR increase in 2026 'likelier than not'
https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/136908/‘our-new-laser-focussed-inflation-rbnz-governor-will-not-be-amused’-economists-say
January 23, 2026 at 3:43 AM
📢 A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; inflation 'worryingly high', analysts bring their rate hike guesses forward; Fonterra readies $3.2 bln tax-free payday, do our quiz, swaps up, NZD rises, & more
What happened today
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January 23, 2026 at 3:03 AM
📢 As digital tokenisation takes effect, Murat Ungor & Olena Onishchenko warn New Zealand risks losing billions to overseas markets offering greater regulatory certainty
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Digital ‘tokenisation’ is reshaping the global financial industry. Is NZ ready?
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January 22, 2026 at 10:23 PM
📢 As digital tokenisation takes effect, Murat Ungor & Olena Onishchenko warn New Zealand risks losing billions to overseas markets offering greater regulatory certainty
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📢 Annual inflation rises to 3.1% in the December quarter - with electricity, rent, local government rates continuing to drive the increase
Annual inflation breaches Reserve Bank target range
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January 22, 2026 at 10:03 PM
📢 First Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll of 2026 shows more people think NZ's heading in the wrong direction than the right direction
NZ First and Labour rise in Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll
https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/136897/first-taxpayers’-union-curia-poll-2026-shows-more-people-think-nzs-heading
January 22, 2026 at 7:33 PM
📢 Global equity markets extend gains after Trump's Greenland TACO even though details of the "deal" remain sketchy. UST 2-year rate up to top of its range; 10-year rate remains range-bound
USD broadly weaker, sending NZD and AUD higher
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January 22, 2026 at 7:23 PM
📢 US data mixed; Japan's exports strong; EU sentiment rises; Australian labour market good; container freight rates fall; eyes on NZ CPI; UST 10yr at 4.25%; gold still rising; oil falls; NZ$1 = 59 USc; TWI-5 = 62.9
Breakfast briefing: Investors rush US alternatives
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January 22, 2026 at 6:43 PM
📢 A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; faulty rush to floating rates, REINZ December data, retail sector soft, net migration levels low, Crown accounts weak, Govt bonds popular, swaps & NZD stable, and much...
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What happened today - fat edition
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January 22, 2026 at 3:03 AM
📢 A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; faulty rush to floating rates, REINZ December data, retail sector soft, net migration levels low, Crown accounts weak, Govt bonds popular, swaps & NZD stable, and much...
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📢 Inland Revenue data for December shows there were over 6000 KiwiSaver withdrawals due to hardship made in that month
Numbers of early KiwiSaver withdrawals caused by financial hardship hit record high
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January 22, 2026 at 2:23 AM
📢 Allan Barber runs through the issues selling beef in international markets up against tariffs, retribution, great power struggles, and quotas. NZ sourced beef seems to have some good options still
China beef quota management presents challenges, especially for Australia
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January 22, 2026 at 1:53 AM
📢 High numbers of NZ citizens are continuing to leave the country, reducing net migration gain to a trickle
Net population growth from migration remains below 1000 a month
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January 21, 2026 at 11:13 PM
📢 Retail NZ says the Black Friday-led surge in sales in November did not continue into December and believes retailers will 'be bracing for a possible rocky few months ahead of them'
'A disappointing month for retailers' as electronic card transactions data shows a seasonally-adjusted fall in sales
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January 21, 2026 at 11:03 PM
REINZ sales firmer but prices slightly softer overall in December
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January 21, 2026 at 8:03 PM
📢 Latest Reserve Bank figures show just under half of mortgage money uplifted in November - nearly $4 billion - was on floating rates. If the intention was to take advantage of future fixed mortgage rate falls, this plan appears to have been frustrated
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Floating or sinking? Some New Year headaches for home owners
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January 21, 2026 at 7:23 PM
📢 Latest Reserve Bank figures show just under half of mortgage money uplifted in November - nearly $4 billion - was on floating rates. If the intention was to take advantage of future fixed mortgage rate falls, this plan appears to have been frustrated
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📢 US and European equities recover after Trump dials down aggression at Davos, ruling out military force to acquire Greenland. US Treasury yields range-bound; some order restored to Japan’s bond market after the recent meltdown
NZ swap rates edge up towards December highs
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January 21, 2026 at 6:33 PM
📢 Trump in full insult mode at Europe; US housing data mixed; Canada PPI soft; EU suspends approval of US trade deal; equities can't hold rebound; UST 10yr at 4.28%; gold still rising; oil flat; NZ$1 = 58.5 USc; TWI-5 = 62.5, bitcoin falls
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Breakfast briefing: The debasement trade gathers momentum
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January 21, 2026 at 6:23 PM
📢 Trump in full insult mode at Europe; US housing data mixed; Canada PPI soft; EU suspends approval of US trade deal; equities can't hold rebound; UST 10yr at 4.28%; gold still rising; oil flat; NZ$1 = 58.5 USc; TWI-5 = 62.5, bitcoin falls
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📢 A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; asking prices fall, dairy prices rise, consumers spending picks up, election date set, gold leaps again, swaps rates firm, NZD firm, & more
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What happened today
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January 21, 2026 at 3:03 AM
📢 A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; asking prices fall, dairy prices rise, consumers spending picks up, election date set, gold leaps again, swaps rates firm, NZD firm, & more
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