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

US issues unilateral tariff letters, pushing trade partners into China's orbit; global data stable; eyes on RBA and household ...

Big banks could face a bigger tax bill after Budget 2026, as Finance Minister Nicola Willis seeks advice on whether they are ...

Roger J Kerr says the Australian equities market and the Australian dollar value would have to be considered strong ...

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

China’s economy today bears an unsettling resemblance to Japan’s in the 1990s, when the collapse of a housing bubble led to ...

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

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

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

Short term geopolitical 'noise' is masking a profound shift for the global economy and financial markets, BNZ economists ...

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

Race and class, eh? Can’t win with ‘em, can’t win without ‘em. Order your popcorn now. *Chris Trotter has been writing and ...