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 ...

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 ...

"As the cost-of-living crisis continues, surging bank profits impose costs across the economy, a dynamic we call 'bankflation ...

Massey University's latest retirement expenditure guidelines report finds retirees may need much less than seven figures for retirement ...

US technology stocks stabilised after significant downgrade. Safe haven bid for US treasuries fades with yields modestly ...

US moves to remove all ethical guardrails; consumer mood sours; China travel strong; Aussie business sentiment still negative ...

Here are the key changes to know about in the New Zealand equity market; NZX50 slips -0.3%. Gainers led by EBOS, a2Milk and Auckland Airport. But Infratil, Meridian, and SkyTV were the big decliners ...