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Gold held above $4,200 an ounce on Friday, extending gains after surging more than 3% in the previous session. The move came as growing optimism over an imminent peace agreement...

Crude oil fell below $86 per barrel on Friday, its lowest level in nearly two months, after President Donald Trump said a peace agreement with Iran could be reached...

Peru’s Central Reserve Bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.25% in June 2026, as widely anticipated, extending its policy pause for a ninth straight meeting. Annual inflation eased...

The NZX 50 rose 54 points, or 0.4%, to 13,256 in Friday morning trade, wiping out the previous session’s losses and rebounding from a more than two‑week...

Visitor arrivals to New Zealand rose 8.0% year-on-year to 288,500 in April 2026, the lowest level in four months. This marked a sharp slowdown from the 15.1% increase recorded...

New Zealand’s tourism sector showed signs of renewed momentum, with visitor arrivals swinging back into positive territory on a month‑over‑month basis. According to data updated on 11 June 2026, visitor...

New Zealand’s permanent and long-term migration eased in April 2026, with the indicator slipping to 3,090, down from 3,170 in March 2026. The latest data, updated on 11 June 2026...

New Zealand recorded a marked slowdown in external migration and visitor growth in April 2026, with the indicator easing to 8.00%, down from 15.10% in March 2026. The latest figures...

New Zealand’s BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index slipped to 49.9 in May, down from a downwardly revised 50.4 in April. This marked the first move into contraction territory since June...

New Zealand’s manufacturing sector edged back into contraction in May, as the Business NZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) eased to 49.9 from 50.5 in April 2026. The move below...