OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Tide going out on global tradeCOMMENT: Looking beyond dairy, the picture is one of faltering growth in world trade volumes and mounting protectionism.28 Jul 10:15 PM
Freight and logisticsTainui keen to berth up partners for inland portTainui Group Holdings last week announced it was seeking expressions of interest from a range of world class port operators for Ruakura25 Jul 08:00 AM
BusinessUK gets Brexit hurry up in ChinaBritain's new finance minister Philip Hammond, under pressure from his peers from around the world, says there could be more clarity 24 Jul 07:15 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanPassing the TPP is what matters nowCOMMENT: 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.22 Jul 05:00 PM
ManufacturingWal-Mart buys American - but where are the jobs?Wal-Mart hasn't met the target its manufacturing move had hoped for.19 Jul 06:20 PM
BusinessKey aims to attract more Indonesians to NZIn 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.19 Jul 05:36 PM
AgribusinessIs Trump right about the TPP?Donald Trump has taken his anti-trade tirades to a whole new level.11 Jul 01:00 AM
CompaniesThe five biggest risks facing the UK economyThe Bank of England's FPC has highlighted the biggest risks facing the economy in the wake of the Brexit vote.07 Jul 01:50 AM
Banking and financeBrexit-like populist pressure may spawn stagflationFollowing the Brexit vote, odds are growing that governments will be jolted by mounting populist pressures worldwide.06 Jul 12:14 AM
EconomyDairy prices edge lower at GDT auctionInternational 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.05 Jul 08:55 PM
BusinessTrump trashes trade deals - pushes for new tariffsWho's opposed to the Trans Pacific Partnership ? Right wing US Presidential candidate Donald Trump.28 Jun 10:45 PM
EconomyFarage: I apologise to everybody in NZUKIP leader says Britain should never have turned its back on New Zealand when it joined the Common Market.27 Jun 09:40 PM
BDBDAgribusinessTrade surplus of $358m in MayNew Zealand posted a bigger than expected trade surplus in May as exports of logs, fruit jump.27 Jun 12:10 AM
BDBDAgribusinessNZ posts trade surplus in AprilNew Zealand posted a bigger-than-expected trade surplus in April as volumes of kiwifruit and apples drove exports.25 May 12:44 AM
OpinionJane Kelsey: Heavy hand of US domestic politics evident in TPPCOMMENT: The US holds the whip hand because the agreement can't come into force without its approval.17 May 01:45 AM
Official Cash RateWe're in a dairy 'super downcycle' says bankDairy prices should start improving 'in the medium term'.17 May 01:30 AM
EconomyPacific growth cities meetAuckland, Los Angeles, Gaungzhou - talking trade and growth at the Tripartite Economic Summit today.15 May 11:20 PM
WorldNZ Herald Focus: 19 April 2016Today, we talk exclusively to the AFFCO meatworker who spent an hour and a half with a meat hook impaled in his head.Watch19 Apr 12:00 AM
BusinessWhy TPP would be bad for ChinaCOMMENT: Recent estimates show that most members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership will make substantial gains, unlike those who opt not to participate.18 Apr 07:00 PM
BusinessAlibaba will open doors for NZNew Zealand trade officials have signed a deal with the world's largest online marketplace, China's Alibaba Group.18 Apr 09:30 AM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Key on critical China missionCOMMENT: Free trade will top PM's priorities, with issues including dairy, territory and extradition.13 Apr 06:00 PM
OpinionWhy it's hard to stop multinational corporationsCOMMENT: These days, the worst multinational corporations have names you've never heard.13 Apr 01:00 AM
BDBDAgribusinessKey heads to China for trade agreement 'upgrade'Prime Minister John Key will visit China this month to discuss the free trade agreement between the two countries.11 Apr 04:43 AM
RetailBooming demand is making vanilla taste badThe price of the vanilla bean has more than tripled in the past year as output slips and quality suffers.10 Apr 11:00 PM
ManufacturingCandidates call time on free tradeThe long-held faith in open markets is beginning to fade - and it isn't just political rhetoric, reports Bill Powell.07 Apr 06:30 PM
OpinionClive Crook: The case for free tradeCOMMENT: Does economics still believe in free trade?30 Mar 06:20 PM
BusinessPhantom goods disguise billions in China illicit moneyA steep rise in China's reported imports from Hong Kong has raised concerns that trade invoices are being manipulated to get capital.09 Mar 10:30 PM
BDBDAgribusinessFive other countries interested in joining TPPFive other countries have informally expressed interest in joining the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement.07 Mar 01:30 AM
OpinionAlex Malley: United we stand with AustraliaUnder Key and Turnbull's leadership, the relationship between the nations is now stronger and closer than between any other country on earth, writes Alex Malley.06 Mar 10:30 PM
BDBDAgribusinessWholesale trade dips in fourth quarterNew Zealand wholesale trade dips in fourth quarter on decline in basic material products.06 Mar 10:27 PM
CommoditiesDe Beers ramps up diamond salesDe Beers is ramping up diamond sales to cash in on a recovery from last year's slump.03 Mar 12:30 AM