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Has property market finally peaked?
Auction clearance rates have dropped and attendance rates are down as soaring prices flatten out.
Auction clearance rates have dropped and attendance rates are down as soaring prices flatten out.
New Zealand shares fell in a global sell-off yesterday, as investors were cautious about economic growth.
Low dairy prices have continued to weigh heavily on farmer sentiment, according to Rabobank's Rural Confidence Survey.
New Zealand's annual net migration rose to a record in August as Indian and Chinese students continued to flock to courses offered by local educational institutions.
It's premature to call an end to the bull market, but do investors need to pare back their return expectations?
The performance of the Australian and New Zealand economies has an important impact on a number of areas, particularly the labour sector and our red hot housing market.
Policymakers inevitably get things wrong from time to time, writes Brian Fallow. But if they are to learn from their mistakes, they first have to acknowledge that they are mistakes.
Our economy grew - but less than expected in the second quarter of the year, as agriculture and mining recovered.
New Zealand must avoid putting off high net-worth investors from coming here, says Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce.
Silver Fern Farms, the country's biggest meat processor, says its is forming a 50/50 joint partnership with Chinese investors.
Trade Minister Tim Groser says he remains 90 per cent certain that TPP talks will be successfully completed later this year.
Tony Bishop has added his voice to calls for wealthy investor migrants to be required to channel a portion of their funds into productive investments.
Prices are expected to rise at this week's GlobalDairyTrade auction but doubts remain as to how much further improvement is in store.
Money from wealthy migrants is going to waste - sitting in back accounts and bonds, not helping New Zealand grow as it could.
Less than a week out from the Federal Reserve's most critical policy decision in years, Wall St opinion makers can't agree on anything.
The words "double Grammar zone" plastered across a real estate billboard is enough to make any red-blooded agent salivate, writes Bernard Hickey.
New research finds that many businesses in NZ do not have a clear understanding of inflation rates, much less the role of the central bank.
Fonterra is cutting back the amount of product it sells on its GlobalDairyTrade auction platform for the next 12 months.
NZ can't rely on the likes of Russia to meet our obligations, writes Brian Fallow.
As many others recoil, Europe's greying powerhouse Germany senses opportunity.
China will open its domestic foreign-exchange market to overseas central banks, making it easier for other nations to hold yuan assets as Asia's biggest economy pushes for the currency to win reserve status at the International Monetary Fund.
Most economists expect the bank to now retain an easing bias, with some tipping the rate to drop to 2 per cent.
Wheeler cited rising consent numbers as a bright spot in the Auckland housing sector when he gave his post-OCR briefing.
Business Editor Liam Dann and Herald senior journalist Jamie Gray on the implications of today's Reserve Bank decision to cut interest rates.