Financial Stocks
A look at NZX-listed banking stocks
- December 31, 2022 07:13 AM NZDT | Manika

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand held its last monetary policy meeting in November It raised the official cash rate (OCR) by 75 bps This has taken the total interest rate to 4.25%
Westpac New Zealand’s (NZX:WBC) profits rise 12%
- November 07, 2022 05:01 PM NZDT
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Heartland Group (NZX: HGH) confirms NPAT forecast for FY23
- October 13, 2022 07:00 PM NZDT
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Will PolySwarm (NCT) token be able to maintain its bullish momentum?
- January 15, 2022 04:34 AM NZDT | Team Kalkine Media
Highlights PolySwarm is a real-time threat analysis firm, which helps users to keep track of latest emerging malware. Powered by the Ethereum blockchain network, the PolySwarm crypto operates on the Proof-of-Work consensus. The NCT token...
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Will Trudeau raise tax on Canadian banks & insurance companies?
- September 22, 2021 05:07 PM NZST | Ankit Sethi
How much did the Canadian snap election 2021 cost taxpayers? News agencies are citing the C$600-million figure. The point is that the costly mid-pandemic election could have been justifiable had the House of Commons moved toward a majority governme...
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Buy cheap, be a winner, says El Salvador’s Bukele as Bitcoin prices dip
- September 21, 2021 12:21 PM NZST | Sanjeeb Baruah
El Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele has doubled his bets on Bitcoin as the cryptocurrency prices fell in recent days, asserting that one can never lose by buying them cheap. "This can never beat you if you buy the dips," Bukele tweeted. Althoug...
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Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk slug it out in space
- September 19, 2021 02:27 AM NZST | Team Kalkine Media
The equation between Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk and the Amazon Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos has been publicly sour for the last 15 years. Recently, the two executives clashed over their respective pursuits for glory in the ...
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What is Harvest Finance?
- August 10, 2021 01:23 AM NZST | Suhita Poddar
Harvest Finance is an automated yield farming protocol for investors who are willing to go for high-producing farming investment prospects. FARM protocol allows farmers who invest in cryptocurrencies to reap profit from DeFi (decentralized finance)...
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Mastercard Outshines Visa In Revenue Growth Despite Similar Challenges
- April 30, 2021 06:54 AM NZST | Team Kalkine Media
Summary Mastercard’s net income rose 8% to US$1.8 billion (GAAP), compared to US$1.7 billion in the same period of 2020. Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach attributed this growth to increased domestic spending, smart deals, and close collabor...
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Volatile Bitcoin Plunges 11%, Ethereum Reclaims US$-1200 Mark
- January 23, 2021 03:51 AM NZDT | Hina Chowdhary
Bitcoin continued displaying volatility, dipping by 10.8 per cent on Friday morning. The virtual token plunged to US$ 28,845.31, after opening at US$ 32340.44*. The fall came over increased regulation concerns on cryptocurrencies. This also reflec...
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Fitch Outlook For Top Canadian Banks Remains Negative
- January 16, 2021 02:11 AM NZDT | Hina Chowdhary
The persisting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic saw some of Canada’s top banking institutions remain in the negative zone in the latest review by Fitch Ratings. Barring two financial corporations, the New York-based credit rating agenc...
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Hut 8 Mining (TSX: HUT) Surges 60% As Bitcoin Zooms
- January 10, 2021 12:38 AM NZDT | Team Kalkine Media
Stocks of Hut 8 Mining Corp (TSX: HUT) jumped over 60 per cent on Friday, January 8. As bitcoin soared more than 6 per cent to nearly US$ 42,000. The bitcoin miner also opened a BTC Yield Account in collaboration with Genesis Global Capital, a digit...
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Climate Change Goal Discussed at ANZ AGM, Transition Planning Disclosure Gets ~ 29% Votes
- December 18, 2020 03:18 PM NZDT | Team Kalkine Media
Australian and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ASX:ANZ) has finally concluded its 2020 annual general meeting with 28.74 per cent shareholders voting in favour of transition planning disclosure. The transactional planning disclosure requires the C...
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