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S&P: China now a bright spot as US outlook darkens

China's economy shrank dramatically the first quarter but is moving into recovery.

Liam Dann: Why supermarkets aren't the scariest markets right now

Food supply is causing unnecessary panic but credit markets are a more serious concern.

Brian Fallow: A bungy cord for a virus-hit economy

This week's emergency measures won't stop the fall, but they do provide a valuable buffer.

All major banks pass on full OCR cut to customers

Westpac says it will pass on the full OCR cut.

Coronavirus emergency move: Reserve Bank cuts OCR to record low

The central bank was not scheduled to review the OCR until March 25.

Audrey Young: How coronavirus will impact election

It could become an election year contest between competence and relevancy.

Rate cuts, fiscal stimulus in store for NZ if coronavirus hits harder

Still more fiscal stimulus looks likely if the coronavirus outbreak gets worse.

Liam Dann: Govt should ignore calls for panic spending

Calls for Grant Robertson to launch emergency economic stimulus are unrealistic.

Labour to release fiscal package

Little says party will take its time on spending plan, announcing it in a few weeks.

Budget move divides Labour and Greens

COMMENT: The Greens have alternatives, even if they don't like them, writes Audrey Young.

As Trump tweets, NZ must get on with it

COMMENT: Ruckus in the US makes NZ more attractive for migrants and money.

CTU questions Lab/Greens economic rules

Labour and Greens are releasing a set of economic promises today.

Surplus puts tax cuts on the horizon

Finance Minister Bill English says a larger than expected surplus gives the headroom to look at tax cuts and pay down debt.

Why the US economy is like Game of Thrones

The seasons in George R.R. Martin's "Game of Thrones" aren't regular or celestial, just like business cycles.

Reserve Bank faces mandate change after election

In an effort to lower rates and weaken the currency, Labour is pledging to broaden the RBNZ's policy goal by re-writing its main objective.

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