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Confidence drops but it could be worse

Big four banks jittery as S&P does its sums

Dollar Outlook: Kiwi may keep falling further

Bernard Hickey: What did double-downgrade day really mean?

Now the dust has settled on 'Double-Downgrade Day', it's worth looking at what it all means.

Tower lifts premiums on bigger reinsurance bill

Tower insurance is lifting its premiums across the board, to help pay for increased re-insurance policies prompted by the Christchurch earthquakes.

Greek woes may affect NZ credit access - Bollard

Greece's sovereign debt woes could end up affecting New Zealand's access to credit and slowing down the country's economic growth, says Alan Bollard.

Brian Fallow: Taxing choices ahead for New Zealand

High Court slashes Feltex directors costs award

Investment welcome mat rolled out for Chinese Deputy Premier

Chinese Deputy Premier, Hui Liangyu, got concrete proof that Chinese investment in New Zealand is welcomed, with the signing of a memorandum of understanding in Wellington today.

Bernard Hickey: Hero in the wings

World markets tumble on recession fears

A new report quashing hopes China's would pick up the slack from problems in the US and Europe has sent...

No hurry to lift rates, Bollard says

Moody's downgrades Bank of America

Brian Fallow: Dangers for NZ as the world goes wonky

Berlusconi lashes out over ratings cut

William Cohan: Trader's $2.8b loss punts Wall St back into regulators' jaws

The UBS rogue trader debacle shows how little banks have learned since the world financial crisis.

Rebuild boosts growth forecasts

GDP growth tipped to have slowed, but then lift for rest of 2011

New Zealand's economy probably slowed from its surprisingly robust first-quarter pace in the second three months of 2011 as construction stayed weak and manufacturing continued to tread water.