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📢 Governor Anna Breman says Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee isn’t planning on hiking the Official Cash Rate ‘until we see more inflationary pressures and a stronger economy’
RBNZ not planning OCR hikes until it sees more inflation & stronger economy, sees flat house prices
https://www.interest.co.nz/economy/137267/governor-anna-breman-says-reserve-bank-monetary-policy-committee-isn’t-planning
February 18, 2026 at 6:23 AM
📢 A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; RBNZ on hold, housing subdued, Dosh rejected, PPI higher than CPI, no on-farm inflation, dairy prices rise, Fletchers struggling, swaps & NZD stable, & more
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February 18, 2026 at 3:03 AM
📢 Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Gentrack, Property for Industry, Spark, and Kathmandu lead the NZX50 gains while Serko, Mainfreight, Napier Port, and Precinct are the major decliners
Daily NZX update, Wednesday, February 18, 2026
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February 18, 2026 at 2:03 AM
📢 Live-stream of the February 2026 RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement press conference with Governor Anna Breman
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Live: RBNZ press conference
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February 18, 2026 at 1:53 AM
📢 Live-stream of the February 2026 RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement press conference with Governor Anna Breman
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📢 The Reserve Bank has held the Official Cash Rate at 2.25% and is not forecasting a rise until either late this year or early next
Dovish RBNZ holds OCR and says 'monetary policy is likely to remain accommodative for some time'
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February 18, 2026 at 1:23 AM
📢 Outgoing Tower chairman Michael Stiassny says NZ has had ‘multiple wake up calls’ and while some progress has been made to address the impacts of extreme weather events, ‘it has been haphazard, inadequate and painfully slow'
'Climate change crusader' & Tower chairman Michael Stiassny cuts loose at annual meeting
https://www.interest.co.nz/insurance/137258/outgoing-tower-chairman-michael-stiassny-says-nz-has-had-‘multiple-wake-calls’-and
February 18, 2026 at 12:43 AM
📢 Consumer NZ says it expects insurance retreat to impact more areas around New Zealand because of increased flooding, landslides and sea surges
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Climate adaptation and insurance ‘need to work in concert’, Consumer NZ says
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February 17, 2026 at 10:43 PM
📢 Consumer NZ says it expects insurance retreat to impact more areas around New Zealand because of increased flooding, landslides and sea surges
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📢 Fletcher Building made an after-tax loss of $11 million for the first half of the 2026 financial year; no update given on the pending sale of the company's residential business
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Fletcher Building reports another half-year loss in 'another demanding period'
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February 17, 2026 at 9:03 PM
📢 Fletcher Building made an after-tax loss of $11 million for the first half of the 2026 financial year; no update given on the pending sale of the company's residential business
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📢 ASB now offers the Kāinga Ora low deposit First Home Loan, boosted with a cashback. But borrowers face a hefty Lenders Mortgage Insurance, plus low equity margins on top of their interest rate
Another bank joins the Kāinga Ora low deposit First Home Loan scheme
https://www.interest.co.nz/personal-finance/137253/asb-now-offers-kāinga-ora-low-deposit-first-home-loan-boosted-cashback
February 17, 2026 at 8:13 PM
📢 Housing sales dropouts and the market overhang of unsold properties both at a decade high for the month of January
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January's housing market figures suggest the buyer's market is continuing into 2026
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February 17, 2026 at 7:03 PM
📢 Housing sales dropouts and the market overhang of unsold properties both at a decade high for the month of January
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📢 Choppy market conditions overnight but net movements modest. Oil prices are lower. US Treasury yields push higher after earlier falls as risk of war in the Middle East fades. Domestic focus on RBNZ MPS
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Commodity currencies hold
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February 17, 2026 at 6:43 PM
📢 Choppy market conditions overnight but net movements modest. Oil prices are lower. US Treasury yields push higher after earlier falls as risk of war in the Middle East fades. Domestic focus on RBNZ MPS
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📢 Dairy prices rise again; US data net positive; Fed speakers have varying outlooks; Canadian inflation easing; Japan debt servicing problem; RBA worries about inflation; UST 10yr at 4.05%; gold falls and oil lower; NZ$1 = 60.3 USc; TWI-5 = 63.8
Breakfast briefing: Dairy prices up again, now +20% from start of the year
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February 17, 2026 at 6:23 PM
📢 Housing market started the year in 'subdued fashion' as rental market undergoes a 'reset', says Cotality
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Housing market made a subdued start to 2026, Cotality says
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February 17, 2026 at 11:03 AM
📢 Housing market started the year in 'subdued fashion' as rental market undergoes a 'reset', says Cotality
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📢 Dave Ananth reports that as the IRD systems prioritise tax debt enforcement, even reasonable proposals to them to sort out an issue become harder to get accepted. You must have a credible plan to avoid compounding costs
IRD hasn’t changed the law, it’s changed how long it waits
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February 17, 2026 at 3:23 AM
📢 A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, food prices up, others mixed, retailers happier, businesses expect higher inflation, swaps stable, NZX50 down, NZD soft, & more
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February 17, 2026 at 3:03 AM
📢 Results from the latest business survey for the Reserve Bank show a sharp rise in expectation of the level of inflation in two-year's time - which is the key timeframe the RBNZ looks at
More indigestion for RBNZ as businesses' expectations of future inflation rise
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February 17, 2026 at 2:43 AM
📢 Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; Vista, a2 Milk, Goodman, and Gentrack lead today's gains, while Contact, Oceania, Summerset, and Fletcher are the main decliners
Daily NZX update, Tuesday, February 17, 2026
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February 17, 2026 at 2:03 AM
📢 Charles Ferguson worries that our policymaking infrastructure is incapable of comprehending the new AI technology
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Those who most need to understand AI don't get it
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February 17, 2026 at 1:23 AM
📢 Charles Ferguson worries that our policymaking infrastructure is incapable of comprehending the new AI technology
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📢 Changing the NZ Super age won’t fix the country's retirement system problems on its own, panel says at New Zealand Economics Forum, as Labour leader raises concern about ‘arbitrary raise’ in retirement age
Superannuation: Changing the retirement age won’t fix the problem - panel
https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/137233/changing-nz-super-age-won’t-fix-countrys-retirement-system-problems-its-own
February 16, 2026 at 11:33 PM
📢 Lynda Moore says the purpose of money is to give you a life that feels good on the inside, not just one that looks impressive from the outside
Why money alone won’t make you feel rich
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February 16, 2026 at 11:13 PM
📢 Food prices rocketed 2.5% last month, driving the annual food price rise up 4.6%
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Highest monthly rise in food prices for four years
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February 16, 2026 at 10:33 PM
📢 Food prices rocketed 2.5% last month, driving the annual food price rise up 4.6%
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📢 US equity futures flat, US Treasury futures slightly higher, implying further modest downward pressure on yields. BofA fund manager survey shows record short positioning for the USD
JPY weaker
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February 16, 2026 at 6:33 PM
📢 Canada housing starts weak; Japan GDP expansion minor; Singapore exports rise but less than expected; India's gold appetite jumps; EU factories dip; UST 10yr at 4.04%; gold softish and oil stable; NZ$1 = 60.3 USc; TWI-5 = 63.8
Breakfast briefing: A flat patch
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February 16, 2026 at 6:23 PM