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

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

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

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has cleared French company Lactalis to buy Fonterra's up-for-sale consumer ...

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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 ...