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

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 ...

Economic analysis suggests the development of synthetic milk could damage the New Zealand economy even though this challenge is still some way off ...

US jobless claims at 4 year high; Japanese PPI trends lower; China car sales surge, especially NEVs; Korea holds rates; container freight rates fall; UST 10yr at 4.35%; gold up and oil down; NZ$1 = 60 ...

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

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

Inland Revenue’s draft long-term insights briefing; the G7 agreement seems to have killed off the OECD international tax deal; time for a major rethink of the student loan scheme ...

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 ...

If you talk to people on Wall Street who are 35 years and younger, they think it’s the end of the world. You talk to people ...

Climate change will continue to bring 'substantial financial costs', need for change urgent - Independent Reference Group ...

More tariff letters but for US trading partners well down the pecking order; more to come. Optimism around a US-EU trade deal ...