China delivers better economic data responding to stimulus; Singapore factories busier; US data wavers & sentiment drops; UST ...

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Insurance Council says a 'low number' of New Zealanders consider changing their insurance providers and urges people to shop ...

Positive risk sentiment continued despite conflicting news on tariff developments. The S&P advanced 0.7% extending its weekly ...

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Roger J Kerr says on any measurement you care to choose, the first 100 days of the second Donald Trump Presidency has been an ...

BNZ's head of research Stephen Toplis says the Reserve Bank 'does have a track record' of withdrawing guidance on the future ...

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Chris Trotter says there is very little that is either logical or rational in the doctrines of the Catholic Church – or in ...

Dambisa Moyo advises investors to prepare for crisis scenarios where conventional risk-management strategies no longer work ...

Reserve Bank's latest credit conditions survey shows while mortgage demand has increased, poor economic conditions and higher ...

Ross Stitt says the Aussie election is being called a choice between 'dumb and dumber'. And just when conditions are ripe for ...