Interest.co.nz inquiries reveal major obstacles to any inclusion of the state farmer Pamu in a privatisation programme under ...

US PCE rises; Canada differential 'extreme'; Japanese retail sales rise; EU inflation stays up; Aussie advisers squeal at high cost of compo fund; UST 10yr at 4.51%; gold at new high; oil down; NZ$1 = ...

Spot prices are per troy ounce (31.1034768 gm) of weight, from the gold and silver prices of the London fixing (pm) and the ...

US economy grew at a 2.3% in Q4 driven by strong consumer spending. Eurozone growth was flat in Q4. ECB cut rates and ...

US posts impressive growth but less than expected; ECB cuts again with EU stalled; freight rates fall; air travel hits ...

The Prime Minister wants to 'end the culture of saying no' but won't say whether he now supports or still opposes ...

ANZ chief economist says perhaps reality is biting for businesses as it becomes clear falling interest rates will take time to 'work their magic' ...

David Seymour says Kiwis are too squeamish about privatisation – history shows why they lost the appetite, Richard Shaw says ...

RBNZ chief economist Paul Conway sees dominance of the 'traditional drivers of growth' in the New Zealand economy coming to ...

Banks are now super-sensitive to customer reactions when they have what is perceived as an uncompetitive mortgage rate card, ...

Global asset markets in holding pattern ahead of the FOMC. Bank of Canada cuts rates by 25bp. Australian Q4 CPI softer than ...

Eyes on US Fed; US data starts to react to Trump distortions; Canada trims rate; Russia PPI inflation jumps; Aussie inflation sets up rate cut; UST 10yr at 4.55%; gold soft and oil firm; NZ$1 = 56.5 ...