Hélène Rey urges European officials to act quickly to capture some of the "exorbitant privilege" long enjoyed by the US ...

US services surveys vary widely but markets prefer the optimistic one; no tariff deals yet; Canada faces recession; Singapore ...

Westpac NZ CEO Catherine McGrath says global economic uncertainty means 'there's more risk to the downside than the upside' ...

New mortgage rate cuts from Kiwibank show the most likely market reductions in May may come in the longer fixed terms ...

Roger J Kerr says populist politicians promising the earth to get elected, invariably get found out when they discover it is ...

Brian Easton has a look at a major US study that suggests Americans are not paying enough attention to the working class ...

Signs of potential de-escalation in the trade war between the US and China plus resilient US labour market data boosts equity ...

Labour market figures to be released in the coming week are likely to show a continuation of the recent rise in unemployment.

Westpac NZ says its housing lending grew 3%, business lending grew 1%, with deposits up 3%. "We’re the smallest of the four ...

“We are responsible for ensuring that electricity is always available wherever you need it and for making it sustainable by ...

US economic activity shrinks; payrolls grow much slower; Walmart rolls over on tariffs; China starts holiday; Aussie ...

PF Olsen reports log markets to face significant challenges as international market conditions weaken, while the local ...