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Cameron Bagrie: Why interest rates might not fall that far
Persistent inflation could keep fixed-term borrowing costs high.
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Politics
Government adds 32 health roles to straight to residence pathway green list
Immigration minister Michael Wood says the government has listened to the health sector.
Finance
Has the Reserve Bank's shock OCR increase backfired?
You have to wonder whether the Reserve Bank of New Zealand is happy with the reaction from financial markets in response to last Wednesday’s 50 basis point hike in its official cash rate to 5.25%.The market was shocked, having priced in just a 25 basis points (bp) hike.But apart...
Property
When will retirement stock prices recover?
All retirement village operators’ share prices are significantly depressed.
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