Finance · 9 hrs ago
Fuel Prices Surge, Kiwi Drivers Brace for Stovepipe Inflation
The cost of pumping petrol has climbed again, leaving Auckland commuters wondering if they’ll ever see a price tag as low as a single coffee cup.
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Finance · 17 hrs ago
Petrol to Pass $2.70 Per Litre as Bonds Go Downhill, Market Participants Stare
A leading economist warned that unleaded petrol could top $2.70 a litre, while the Australian share market slipped into negative territory amid a global bond sell‑off – market participants are scrambling to adjust bu…
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Finance · 2 days ago
BoE Eyes Rate Hike as Energy Prices Play Hang‑On Game, Bond Market Takes a Breath
Bank of England deputy governor warns that rising oil prices could force a rate hike, while bond markets stay on tenterhooks after a sharp sell‑off. The City’s financial gossip columners are already lining up for the…
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Finance · 6 days ago
Chiltern Railways Renationalised: City Traders Await Great British Railways’ Dividend
Chiltern Railways, the operator that ferries commuters between London Marylebone and Birmingham, has slipped into public ownership as part of Labour’s push to re‑brand the nation’s rail network. The move raises fre…
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Finance · 6 days ago
Bank of England Holds Court, Says Energy Prices May Prompt a Future Rate Hike
For the sixth straight meeting, the Bank of England kept rates flat while quietly warning that a persistent energy‑price boom could push it to lift the peg again. City brass now wonder if their coffee will ever taste l…
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Finance · 19 September 2026
RBA claims interest rates finally found their way home, albeit after a brief detour through the outback
The Reserve Bank’s top brass announced that the nation’s borrowing costs have settled into what they called a ‘more sensible level’, prompting locals to wonder whether the rates have finally stopped wandering lik…
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