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By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's central bank is expected to deliver its biggest ever rate point hike this week as it continues ef...

The service sector has continued to expand with improving weather and the upcoming summer holiday season.

The return of big events, with the end of Covid restrictions, continues to boost the domestic economy.
The BNZ-Business New Zealand Performance of Services

(RTTNews) - The services sector in New Zealand continued to expand in October, and at a faster rate, the latest survey from BusinessNZ revealed on...

Activity in the country's services sector remains strong but the rate of expansion has slowed.

Figures from the job website Seek show hiring demand for real estate, workers has dropped, while listings in the technology, marketing and government sectors have increased.

Manufacturing activity has improved to its best level in more than a year with a sharp increase in new orders.

  "ASB Economics changed its OCR call on the back of the stronger numbers. A 25bp hike in February 2023 has been added to the forecast prof...

New Zealand's current account deficit has increased to its highest level in 14 years and could be on track to post a record in the not too distant future.

Carbon markets are the perfect political tool for major polluters to defang environmental demands and maintain the economic status quo.