BNZ chief economist Mike Jones says going short has 'tended to pay off' but is 'compelled to offer a few competing viewpoints ...

Although flexibility by banks on interest rates for mortgages is reducing fast, BNZ has staked a claim for attention by ...

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Monthly retail spending figures ended the year on a stronger footing after much weakness in spending throughout 2024 ...

Ahead of the United States presidential inauguration, the Trumps decided to launch so-called memecoins. They’re eponymous, ...

Jim O’Neill, a former chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management and a former UK treasury minister, is a member of the ...

The IMF warns growth divergences persist and could widen, while policy shifts may reignite inflation pressures in some ...

Dairy is the export leader that underpins the economy but as Keith Woodford notes, it can only do what is possible ...

The NZ government is promising to double exports (again) – but as history shows, this is easier said than done, Eldrede ...

Roger J Kerr says the long USD speculative positioning on the Trump Trades has become extremely crowded and has lasted for ...