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'Struggle street': NZ's currency hits year's low as rate-hike bets rise (opens the original)
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The NZ dollar has been beaten up on world markets. High oil prices and a strong US dollar have driven the New Zealand dollar to its lowest point so far this year, with the two factors likely to put pressure on the Reserve Bank to raise its Official Cash Rate late this month. Currencies move on interest rate differentials and the kiwi dollar has been a laggard on that front, given the Reserve Bank’s Official Cash Rate (OCR) sits at just 2.75%. In contrast, the US Federal Reserve’s fed funds rate
How long will sharemarkets withstand heavy bond selling? (opens the original)
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A rendering of Lodestone's planned solar project in the South Island. International sharemarkets are proving resilient in the face of sharply higher bond yields. The local S&P/NZX50 Index is off its peak but is steady at around the 13,700-point mark. Wall Street’s S&P 500, at around 7650, is not far off its record and it’s a similar story for the Nasdaq composite at about 26,860. Conversely, US government bonds have seen heavy selling, driving US borrowing costs to their highest point in almost
'Another lifetime': Meridian to replace all seven Waitaki turbines (opens the original)
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New Zealand’s biggest power generator, Meridian Energy, says it will invest $440-$510 million over the next 10 years on upgrading the historic, Great Depression-era Waitaki Power Station. NZX-listed Meridian said the revamp of the 92-year-old station would boost hydro generation and “set the asset up for another lifetime”. The project will increase the station’s available capacity from 105 megawatts (MW) to 120MW, replacing all seven turbines, generators and supporting balance-of-plant systems w
NZ Treasury sends bond market a positive surprise (opens the original)
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The Treasury has delivered the financial markets a positive surprise with a bigger-than-expected cut in its borrowing requirement over the next few years, reflecting better-than-forecast tax take. The Treasury, in conjunction with the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update 2026, said it had reduced the government bond (NZGB) by $15 billion across the five-year forecast period compared to the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update 2026 (BEFU), reflecting reduced forecast cash requirements. The foreca
How two-way chargers could turn parked EVs into energy storage (opens the original)
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The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority has launched a trial of two-way EV chargers. The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority and Counties Energy’s OpenLoop have launched a trial of two-way electric vehicle chargers that allow cars to put power back into the home or into the national grid when not in use. The two parties said the trial would explore how two-way chargers can unlock the potential of battery storage in electric vehicles (EVs). The Energy Efficiency and Conservation
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