US issues unilateral tariff letters, pushing trade partners into China's orbit; global data stable; eyes on RBA and household ...

Brian Easton looks at the options for a Government that's hit it's borrowing limit but would still like to spend ...

Big banks could face a bigger tax bill after Budget 2026, as Finance Minister Nicola Willis seeks advice on whether they are ...

Roger J Kerr says the Australian equities market and the Australian dollar value would have to be considered strong ...

Japanese households spend more; so do Singaporeans, and Australians; EU PPI levels out; EU house prices rise, some sharply; ...

The Reserve Bank will likely end a sequence of six consecutive cuts to the Official Cash Rate in the coming week - but we've ...

China’s economy today bears an unsettling resemblance to Japan’s in the 1990s, when the collapse of a housing bubble led to ...

BNZ's chief economist Mike Jones finds a mid-year economic wobble with no respite for the retail sector. With inflation's ...

Even if mortgage repayments drop, households may hesitate to spend the extra money while the labour market remains uncertain ...

Short term geopolitical 'noise' is masking a profound shift for the global economy and financial markets, BNZ economists ...

Race and class, eh? Can’t win with ‘em, can’t win without ‘em. Order your popcorn now. *Chris Trotter has been writing and ...

US nonfarm payrolls up in June, unemployment rate fall. Stronger headline figures send US rates higher across the curve. US ...