Donald Trump is a "dangerous and destructive" presidential choice for Americans, US economists are warning.

Gold futures rallied to a three-week high after US Federal Bureau said it's reopening an inquiry into Hillary Clinton's email use.

For a businessman, Donald Trump displays a rare hostility toward economic freedom.

World wine output may fall 5.3pc this year due to excess rain that in South America and adverse weather in France.

Britain and New Zealand have agreed to set up trade policy talks to help push for greater trade liberalisation.

COMMENT: As NZ basks, a host of dangers await in the global economy.

Topsy-turvy weather in Brazil is pushing up the cost of commodities in your breakfast drink.

New Zealand's trade deficit widened to the biggest monthly gap since September 2014 as dairy and meat exports slumped in August.

If the US turns inward and protectionist under its next President, trading countries will look elsewhere for global progress.

COMMENT: Five takeaways from the two-day G20 summit from Theresa May's modesty to Jack Ma's chutzpah.

New Zealand's merchandise trade deficit narrowed in July as imports such as crude oil fell faster than exports such as milk powder and meat.

The British High Commissioner's message to New Zealand and British businesses trading in the post-Brexit environment is "keep calm and carry on".

COMMENT: Critics of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal lack a strategic alternative.

More than 10,500 registrations from people considering moving here from Britain have been lodged with Immigration New Zealand since the Brexit vote.

Has dairy turned the corner? Latest price 'couldn't come at a better time'.

Chinese regulations that caused upheaval in New Zealand's infant formula industry two years ago are set to be extended to honey and wine exporters.

Kiwifruit marketer Zespri said its exports to China were due to resume this week.

COMMENT: The week has provided plenty to pique an observer's interest.

COMMENT: Looking beyond dairy, the picture is one of faltering growth in world trade volumes and mounting protectionism.

Tainui Group Holdings last week announced it was seeking expressions of interest from a range of world class port operators for Ruakura

Britain's new finance minister Philip Hammond, under pressure from his peers from around the world, says there could be more clarity

COMMENT: China was the obvious elephant in the room when Joe Biden visited NZ as the Obama Administration moved to assert US supremacy in the region.

Wal-Mart hasn't met the target its manufacturing move had hoped for.

In the last leg of his visit to Indonesia, John Key stopped off in Surubaya to launch a competition which aimed to get more Indonesians interested in NZ.

Donald Trump has taken his anti-trade tirades to a whole new level.

The Bank of England's FPC has highlighted the biggest risks facing the economy in the wake of the Brexit vote.

Following the Brexit vote, odds are growing that governments will be jolted by mounting populist pressures worldwide.

International dairy prices edged down at the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, the GDT price index falling by 0.4 per cent since the previous sale last month.

Who's opposed to the Trans Pacific Partnership ? Right wing US Presidential candidate Donald Trump.

UKIP leader says Britain should never have turned its back on New Zealand when it joined the Common Market.