Benchmark bond yields are in the middle of significant change in many countries, NZ included. While it is hard to know where ...

*Brian Easton, an independent scholar, is an economist, social statistician, public policy analyst and historian. He was the ...

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

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Nouriel Roubini considers what the US president-elect's promised policy agenda will mean for growth, and inflation ...

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

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

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

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 ...

Expectations are being built for big home loan rate cuts leading up to the February OCR review and beyond. But there is more ...

US jobs market stronger than expected; US consumers fear impending inflation; financial markets fear rate cut delays; ...