Japanese households spend more; so do Singaporeans, and Australians; EU PPI levels out; EU house prices rise, some sharply; ...

BNZ's chief economist Mike Jones finds a mid-year economic wobble with no respite for the retail sector. With inflation's ...

The Reserve Bank will likely end a sequence of six consecutive cuts to the Official Cash Rate in the coming week - but we've ...

From first-home buyers to people experiencing financial hardship, New Zealanders are diving into their KiwiSaver accounts to make early withdrawals - with May hitting a new monthly record high of $234 ...

Ross Stitt celebrates the gains investors reaped from Australian listed shares. But these came despite a rocky twelve months.

Even if mortgage repayments drop, households may hesitate to spend the extra money while the labour market remains uncertain ...

Bad choices to haunt US financial markets; Japanese spending rises; China property woes back; EU house prices rise; ...

Payments NZ has launched a website showing how consumers can move some payment instructions between banks.

By its very nature, tax avoidance is legal but pushes the boundaries by going against the spirit of the law. Indeed, many large multinationals argue tax is a legal obligation and is not voluntary.

Allan Barber assesses MPI's latest SOPI update of a sector that now delivers more than half of our export earnings. This is a ...

US nonfarm payrolls up in June, unemployment rate fall. Stronger headline figures send US rates higher across the curve. US ...

Prepare for another election cycle full of fiscal holes and creative cost estimates after the Act and New Zealand First ...