US tariffs paid by importers to hit US$300 bln; interest paid on debt to top US social security payments in 2025; Canada ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

US travellers shunned, turn to trading houses; US Fed minutes reveal split; Japanese machine too orders healthy; Nvidia hits ...

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

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

New proposed anti-money laundering measures include banning crypto ATM machines and limits on overseas cash transfers ...

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 ...

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

RBNZ figures show that in May, a third of the new mortgages taken out were on floating terms; homeowners are still waiting ...