We look at some basic building blocks of our interest rate settings, the foundation on which the 2025 changes will play out ...

Global factory PMIs turn down; global freight rates twisted by tariff reactions; China slips but signals new support; UST ...

The global economy is very large. The New Zealand economy is very small. This is one way to view our relative place in the economic world ...

Kenneth Rogoff worries about the incoming US administration's plans to weaken the American central bank's independence ...

Without taxpayer subsidies, the new car market twisted while it shrank, but buyers gravitated to petrol hybrids rather than ...

With all mortgages looking like a commodity, little different between institutions, banks are finding it difficult to win new ...

2024 was a year of when interest rates turned lower, when 'normalisation' occurred in the world's largest economies.

Early-season farmgate prices for sheepmeat have been higher than last spring and cattle prices remain strong. This coupled ...

US data mixed; China sees some factory expansion; USD strength hurts many currencies; ETFs have spectacular year; UST 10yr at ...

Strict annual operating allowances of just $2.4 billion aren’t enough to get the Crown accounts back into surplus by the end ...

Lynda Moore says if you spent a bit more than you planned this holiday season, don't panic. There are ways to get on top of the overspending - and make yourself feel good about how you recover ...

The New Zealand Tax Podcast – an intriguing consultation on the Foreign Investment Fund rules reflects a constant theme of ...