BDBDBanking and financeNZ dollar recovers ground against trans-Tasman counterpartThe New Zealand dollar recovered ground against its trans-Tasman counterpart after falling unemployment firmed up expectations for a rate hike by the local central bank.05 Feb 04:40 AM
RetailOnline shopping GST now less likelyThe chances of GST being applied to all overseas web-based retail purchases appear more distant after the Govt changed tack on a review into tax of online shopping.04 Feb 07:00 PM
CompaniesChinese enter running to buy waste giantBeijing private equity firm joins options being weighed against IPO and Oz-NZ share float.04 Feb 04:30 PM
Banking and financeChina falls from highShaky data out of China lately has economists keeping a wary eye on New Zealand's largest trading partner.03 Feb 04:30 PM
BDBDBanking and financeKiwi dollar tipped to fall this weekSigns of a revival in the Aussie economy have prompted that nation's central bank to remove its easing bias.03 Feb 01:05 AM
AgribusinessRussian minister sees FTA in 2014NZ Trade Ministry spokesman says access for agricultural products to customs union is key sticking point.02 Feb 04:30 PM
EconomyNZ's trade deficit remains despite better termsThe most favourable terms of trade for 40 years and a $3.1 billion rise in exports to China were not enough to close the trade gap last year.31 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionPeter Bromhead: Wildly lost in translationWhen Mr Yong, assistant marketing manager for a Shenzhen manufacturing company, produced a pair of pink star-shaped nipple covers for my perusal, I began to sense a problem. "No!" I cried, anxiously. "It's tips for chair legs I want."23 Jan 08:30 PM
OpinionStephen Jacobi: Busy year looms for trade negotiatorsNews that China may have become the world's largest trading nation had an air of inevitability about it, writes Stephen Jacobi. Yet even as we learn to ride the Chinese wave, we need to keep our options open.23 Jan 08:30 PM
BDBDBanking and financeDollar slips on speculation US Fed will further trim asset purchasesThe dollar fell against the greenback amid speculation the Federal Reserve will further trim its bond buying programme next week.22 Jan 08:07 PM
