The Australian consumer price index inflation result this morning will be the highlight of the week across the Tasman and could have implications for the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Annual imports from China reached a record of $10 billion, up $1.6 billion, or 19%, for the year ended September, Statistics New Zealand said yesterday.
Kiwisaver assets on the Morningstar database grew to $29.31 billion by September 30, a phenomenal growth rate, Morningstar research analyst Elliot Smith said.
The third-quarter reporting season starts on Friday with Trustpower due to release its first-half 2016 results.
Annual meetings held this week had provided some pleasant surprises for investors and the market, Craigs Investment Partners broker Chris Timms said yesterday.
Amazon and Alphabet, formerly known as Google, had their shares boosted in value by enthusiastic investors after both companies bettered profit forecasts.
Spark, formerly Telecom, has completed a turnaround programme delivering up to $300million in free cash flow savings a year, but Forsyth Barr broker Suzanne Kinnaird has some concerns.
Falling fixed connection numbers will be a continuing trend as fibre take up increases in non-Chorus ultra-fast broadband areas. Business editor Dene Mackenzie talks to Forsyth Barr broker Suzanne Kinnaird about the future of Chorus.
China's steel industry, the largest in the world, is bleeding cash and every producer is feeling pain, Craigs investment Partners broker Chris Timms says.
Job advertising lifted in September in line with improvement in some other data, but ANZ senior economist Sharon Zollner warned yesterday unemployment was likely to worsen.
Kaika Energy, from Kaikorai Valley College, was a stand-out performer for the Otago Young Enterprise Scheme (Yes), winning the regional excellence in business award last night.
New Zealand's net migration inflows for September of 10,510 were the second strongest on record, beaten only by the July inflows.
Mighty River Power's high level of storage put the electricity generator in a good position for the effects of the likely El Nino, Craigs Investment Partner broker Chris Timms said yesterday.
Dunedin businessman and professional director Stuart McLauchlan has been reappointed chairman of Pharmac, the New Zealand government agency that decides which pharmaceuticals to publicly fund in New Zealand.
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare is poised to grow, with a rising currency the only impediment, Morningstar analyst Chris Kallos says.
It was a sizzling September for the New Zealand services industry and Otago-Southland led the way again after topping the manufacturing index released last week.
Tomorrow morning's GlobalDairyTrade auction and immigration data will be the main events in what is a quiet week for data in New Zealand.
The New Zealand dollar's outperformance over the past month has been exceptional, BNZ currency strategist Raiko Shareef says.
Silver Fern Farms faces a new problem of how to manage its share register after the Dunedin meat company yesterday received overwhelming support for its joint venture with China's Shanghai Maling.
The Australian financial sector is in good heart with solid earnings, stronger balance sheets and growing dividends. But it will not be all plain sailing. Business editor Dene Mackenzie reviews the latest Morningstar outlook.
