Gyles Beckford
Markets Update for 23 August 2021
A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
Business News for 23 August 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Midday Business News for 20 August 2021
The investment company Property for Industry has turned a record half year profit on the back of a strong valuation gains and improved rental income. Audio
Midday Business News for 19 August 2021
Auckland Airport has made its first-ever operating loss as earnings were battered by Covid travel disruptions. Audio
Reserve Bank Governor warns higher interest rates coming
The Reserve Bank has made it patently clear higher interest rates are coming.
Governor Adrian Orr says the OCR would likely have been raised yesterday, but the Covid-19 lockdown put a stop to that.
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Evening business for 18 August 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6268417459001 Video, Audio
Official cash rate - remains unchanged
To tell us more about the decision to keep rates on hold at 0.25 percent, RNZ business editor Gyles Beckford joins us. Audio
Midday Business News for 18 August 2021
A house building boom, demand for building products, and tight control of its finances have delivered a solid full year profit for Fletcher Building. Audio
Midday Business News for 17 August 2021
Dry weather, plant outages and high wholesale power prices have cut Mercury's full year profit by a third. It made 141-million dollars compared with 207-million last year. Audio
Midday Business News for 16 August 2021
The country's biggest power company Contact Energy has posted a 50 percent rise in full year profit as it sold more power at a time when hydro lakes were low and gas supplies constrained. Audio
Midday Business News for 13 August 2021
An analyst says Air New Zealand's finance delay makes sense. Audio
Air NZ delays capital raise....again
Air New Zealand has deferred its plans to raise capital until 2022, after the government says it is unable to support the equity raise in the current economic environment. Audio
Midday Business News for 12 August 2021
The FMA takes action against alleged market manipulation. Audio
Evening business for 11 August 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6267419250001 Video, Audio
Midday Business News for 10 August 2021
Businesses are being told they need to redouble efforts to cut carbon emissions. Audio
Markets Update for 6 August 2021
A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
Business News for 6 August 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Markets Update for 5 August 2021
A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio