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The Reserve Bank says financial stress is building from very low levels with particular pressure on the commercial property ...

US labour costs and retail sales rise; US sentiment sags; China PMI's marginally positive; EU growth better; Aussie retail ...

March saw the highest number of monthly business liquidations in nine years with construction companies leading the way, ...

Local Government New Zealand wants the Government to give councils more than $1.1 billion earned each year from the GST on ...

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*J Kenneth Rogoff, a former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, is Professor of Economics and Public Policy ...

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Martin Dilly & Fiona Hall warn job cuts for anti-money laundering staff at the Department of Internal Affairs risk putting ...

For those who choose to live a frugal life, Lynda Moore points out some downsides, especially the ones counterproductive to ...

US inflation pressure points change; G7 foresakes coal; German inflation retreats; yen reverses on suspicions of BofJ ...

Ross Stitt asks whether the Aussie government can cut taxes, stimulate economic growth, increase welfare spending, maintain ...