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Signs of credit stress easing
Property

Signs of credit stress easing

New house listings for autumn are at close to "covid lockdown" levels.

Brent Melville 01 Jun 2023
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Business confidence still low but lifting

Business confidence still low but lifting

Business confidence lifts from low levels.

Staff reporters 31 May 2023
NZ steel explains new arc furnace after removing its old one
Infrastructure

NZ steel explains new arc furnace after removing its old one

NZ Steel decommissioned an arc furnace, so why is the govt subsidising a new one?

Ian Llewellyn 31 May 2023
ANZ picks early house price recovery as rate pressure eases
Property

ANZ picks early house price recovery as rate pressure eases

The Reserve Bank's muted response to the budget was a surprise.

Staff reporters 30 May 2023


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