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WTI crude futures edged lower toward $86 per barrel on Tuesday, paring gains from the previous session, after reports that Iran will send a delegation to Islamabad for a second...

The NZX 50 rose 29 points, or 0.2%, to 12,944 in early trading on Tuesday, extending the previous session’s gains after fresh data showed that inflation remained steady...

Annual inflation in New Zealand was 3.1% in the December 2025 quarter, unchanged from the September quarter’s 1.5-year high and exceeding forecasts of 2.9%. On a quarterly basis...

New Zealand’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 3.1% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2026, unchanged from the 3.1% annual increase recorded in the fourth quarter of 2025. The data...

New Zealand’s consumer price inflation picked up in the first quarter of 2026, with the CPI rising 0.9% quarter-over-quarter, up from a 0.6% increase in the previous quarter. The fresh...

New Zealand’s productive capacity tightened further at the start of 2026, with NZIER’s QSBO capacity utilisation rising to 91.2% in the first quarter of 2026. This marks an increase from...

New Zealand business sentiment has reversed sharply, with NZIER Business Confidence dropping to -4% in the first quarter of 2026 from 48% in the fourth quarter of 2025. The latest...

WTI crude oil futures jumped more than 5% to $88.80 per barrel on Monday, partially rebounding from an 11.5% slump on Friday, as tensions between the United States and Iran...

US stocks finished Monday lower, as the S&P 500 slipped 0.2%, ending a five-session winning streak. The Nasdaq fell 0.3%, halting its 13-day rally, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average...

Argentina’s trade surplus widened to $2,523 million in March 2026, up sharply from $623 million in the same month a year earlier, as exports rose 30.1% year-on-year to $8,645 million...