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President Donald Trump named Kevin Warsh as his choice for Federal Reserve chair earlier in the year, and he's set to have an impact on the US economy.
Warsh's confirmation hearing is set to take place next Wednesday and there's speculation growing about what this means for interest rates.
Sam Dickie from Fisher Funds explained further.
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Federated Farmers says farmers are experiencing fuel shortages, with some two to three weeks behind their normal fuel drops.
The US and Iran have reached a two-week ceasefire, and negotiations are planned in Pakistan this week, on a longer term settlement.
Federated Farmers Dairy Chair Karl Dean says there's no signs of this going away amid the ongoing uncertainty.
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New Zealand sheep and beef farmers are set to see strong returns for the 25/26 season, but there's global factors impacting the outlook.
Concerns have been raised over the US tariffs situation and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
The Country's Jamie Mackay explained further.
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Consumer NZ says ongoing mechanical problems put Fords to the top of its list of the worst cars to own.
The US brand produced the two least reliable cars - in its survey of almost 6,000 owners.
The Focus and Escape Models won the top spots.
Product test journalist, Bryan Wall, says out of all cars, they had the most major faults reported.
"Their cars were off-road for, probably, an extended period of time, because the engine wasn't working or the gearbox had failed or there's an electrical problem."
Volkswagen's Tiguan and BMW three series make up the top four.
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Flat whites are out and iced coffees are in - and there's a wide range of factors behind this change.
Cafes across the nation have noticed an uptick in younger customers reaching for cold drinks over hot.
Flight Coffee co-founder Richard Corney says there's been a rise in people buying iced drinks, as well as chilled RTD coffees.
"I don't have stats off the top of my head in terms of value now, but we've definitely seen a big consumer shift in how coffee's being consumed - mainly lead by Gen Z."
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