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The week ahead – Is unemployment set to rise again?

2 November 2025

Mark Lister

A busy week looms in New Zealand, with the highlight set to be the September quarter labour force report, due Wednesday.

Unemployment is expected to rise to 5.3%, the highest since 2016.

The latest Financial Stability Report from the RBNZ will be of interest too.

Last but not least, it’s another big week of earnings releases with more than 130 S&P 500 companies scheduled to report results.

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Mark Lister

Mark Lister

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