US tariffs still in flux, costs start to mount; USD depreciates, credit quality turns down; Canada data positive; China faces ...

Trump issues more tariff threats, raising Canada to 35% and suggesting a 15 or 20% tariff rate to apply to remaining countries. Risk sentiment to remain dampened by Trump's weekend threat to lift EU a ...

Electronic cards data for June shows that retail spending rose for the first time in fourth months in June, boosted by a lift ...

New Zealand's services sector contracts for fifth consecutive month - has seen only one month of 'minimal' expansion in the ...

Conservative New Zealand is still waiting for the Coalition to keep its promises – and NZ First’s surging poll numbers may be ...

James K. Galbraith asks whether US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is right to urge the Federal Reserve to lower interest ...

Global equity markets probing fresh record highs. US Treasury yields slightly higher. High risk sentiment supports commodity ...

It’s hard work soaking up sunlight to generate clean electricity. After about 25 to 30 years, solar panels wear out. Over the ...

US tariffs paid by importers to hit US$300 bln; interest paid on debt to top US social security payments in 2025; Canada ...

In the 12 months to May this year, 139,356 migrants arrived, down from 189,557 in the previous 12 months (-26.5%), while the ...

RBNZ figures show that in May, a third of the new mortgages taken out were on floating terms; homeowners are still waiting ...

Brian Easton looks at the options for a Government that's hit its borrowing limit but would still like to spend ...