National Business Review
May 2026
Political squabbles over fiscal and economic management
July rate hike builds momentum as inflation lingers
Yesterday, the Monetary Policy Committee held the official cash rate at 2.25% after a 3-3 vote saw all external
Reform of ComCom ‘swamped by lobbyists’
Monopoly Watch research director Tex Edwards has accused law firm Chapman Tripp of lobbying MPs over changes to Commerce Commission legislation
Aussie tax ‘own goal’ could be a score for New Zealand
‘We are not picking winners’: Willis on gas transition loan
The market’s most positive mental attitude
In the world of initial public offers, where positivity is a prerequisite, nothing comes even close to the grandiose vision of Space Exploration Technologies Corp, known as SpaceX
A Budget aimed at not losing the election
Businesses not expecting any Budget treats
Govt to cut 8700 public service jobs
From books to bytes: Amazon's AI influence in Australasia grows
Labour’s plan to lift Auckland’s performance
Aussie government defends tax changes amid widespread anger
The increasing antagonism between politics and journalism
It is clear that the governing parties have lost patience with news media
Aussie budget makes sweeping changes to capital gains tax
Greens condemn climate law change while Act claims victory
Eyes on US inflation after encouraging earnings season
A fresh inflation print is due out this week as a few more tech names report earnings
US markets shrug off global turmoil in favour of AI expenditure
American corporates have been exceeding expectations “by a reasonable magnitude” this earnings season despite tariff uncertainty, a soft labour market, energy supply disruptions, and war
Gentrack’s pipeline questioned as stock plunges
Hegseth says ‘ceasefire is not over’, global oil stocks shrink
Iranian drones and missiles targeted commercial and US Navy vessels, as well as targets in the United Arab Emirates, while the US said it has destroyed six small Iranian boats
The speed of depletion and supply losses in some regions and products is concerning,
This is massive; it is far above the usual range,
We’ve seen just incredible earnings from not just the megacap tech but also the broad-based S&P500, or even the small-cap indices within the US,
The ceasefire is not over,
NZX50 sinks as Gentrack tumbles on earnings downgrade
They’re basically Salesforce with a skin put on the front of it — they have their specialised software then integrate it all with CRM,
RBA hikes rates to 4.35%
The move is the third increase this year, and markets are factoring in two more
Gentrack lowers revenue growth guidance, announces share buyback
UAE hit with drones and missiles; Trump launches Project Freedom
The drone strike injured at least three Indian nationals, while four missiles were either intercepted or crashed into the sea, Al Jazeera and the ABC reported
Iran has taken some shots at unrelated Nations with respect to the Ship Movement, PROJECT FREEDOM, including a South Korean Cargo Ship. Perhaps it’s time for South Korea to come and join the mission! We’ve shot down seven small Boats or, as they like to call them, ‘fast’ Boats. It’s all they have left,
There’s a big shortage of people who know how to apply these tools into businesses and then transform them,
Other than the South Korean Ship, there has been, at this moment, no damage going through the Strait,