Finance Minister eyes up the major banks for a tax increase; and “Who pays?” a major report on climate adaptation ducks a key ...

An aging population may put downward pressure on neutral interest rates and increase the risk that central banks will have to ...

Five-year average cost of natural disasters in NZ $952 million, pace of growth for insurance premiums slows as sector enters 'softening' phase - Forsyth Barr ...

New Zealand's services sector contracts for fifth consecutive month - has seen only one month of 'minimal' expansion in the ...

US tariffs still in flux, costs start to mount; USD depreciates, credit quality turns down; Canada data positive; China faces ...

Trump issues more tariff threats, raising Canada to 35% and suggesting a 15 or 20% tariff rate to apply to remaining countries. Risk sentiment to remain dampened by Trump's weekend threat to lift EU a ...

It’s hard work soaking up sunlight to generate clean electricity. After about 25 to 30 years, solar panels wear out. Over the ...

Global equity markets probing fresh record highs. US Treasury yields slightly higher. High risk sentiment supports commodity ...

James K. Galbraith asks whether US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is right to urge the Federal Reserve to lower interest ...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has cleared French company Lactalis to buy Fonterra's up-for-sale consumer ...

In the 12 months to May this year, 139,356 migrants arrived, down from 189,557 in the previous 12 months (-26.5%), while the ...

US tariffs paid by importers to hit US$300 bln; interest paid on debt to top US social security payments in 2025; Canada ...