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NZ dollar falls off back of US interest rate hike
Global currencies were also hit by the debate over Italy's debt.
Global currencies were also hit by the debate over Italy's debt.
It's the welfare system - not tax changes - that can do most to make incomes more equal.
The US President has promised severe economic penalties for Canada.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has kept the Offical Cash Rate at 1.75 per cent.
There are signs that the government's charm offensive is working.
The business confidence blues have subsided in the latest survey.
This adds to growing concerns about business confidence in the local market.
COMMENT: Like alcohol and tobacco, cannabis looks poised to become a huge global market.
US radio-maker Cedar Electronics scrambles to adjust, and it could mean over and out.
COMMENT: We are clearly experiencing management by an unwieldy committee, says Paul Glass.
COMMENT: Corporate cannabis is creating a financial buzz. Should NZ take a toke?
COMMENT: Today's strong GDP number seriously undermines the gloomy economic narrative.
Peter Thiel has seen his interests in cannabis company Tilray balloon to US$12 billion.
The lobby group has raised the stakes by writing directly to the Prime Minister.
As consumers follow business' gloomy lead we risk wasting the last of the golden weather
"Investors have been trained to think a bull market ends in some apocalyptic event."
Rising fuel prices and a subdued housing market may be behind a sharp dip in confidence
COMMENT: Our households are more indebted than those in Spain, Greece and Italy.
COMMENT: The world's economy is precariously balanced.
Ten years ago, 12 out of the 13 largest financial institutions almost failed.
The economy looks to have "sparkled" over the second quarter.
COMMENT: All eyes go on economy next week as GDP data is released but what does it mean?
NZ house prices most overvalued in world, behind only Hong Kong.
COMMENT: There are at least five interesting annual meetings left in September.
Mayor Phil Goff wants to pedestrianise sections of our highest profile street.
If you think the US economy is roaring away while NZ slumps - better think again.
Ten years after the Lehman Brothers crash changed the world, what have we learned?
Auckland recovers and the rest of the country keeps booming. What's driving house prices?
While kiwis heading overseas are suffering some currency pain the tourism sector benefits