AGP Executive Report
Last update: 36 minutes agoHousing: October home sales fell 23.5% from a year earlier, while prices declined for a fifth straight month, adding to signs of a cooling market. Banking: Heartland chair Greg Tomlinson says the group could eventually reach $300 million in annual profit after its TSB merger, now expected to complete by March, subject to regulatory approval. Manufacturing: The BNZ-BusinessNZ PMI eased to 54.9 in October but remained in expansion for a 16th month; respondents cited fuel costs, household pressures and election uncertainty. Markets: Mainfreight’s half-year profit jumped 66% to $155.4 million on stronger trading in Australia and New Zealand, helping lift the NZX 50 to a record. Trade: Caretaker Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will attend next week’s APEC summit in China, where he says New Zealand can push for easier, lower-cost trade; APEC economies buy 75% of the country’s exports.
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