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![Brian Fallow: Low inflation defies models](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brian Fallow: Low inflation defies models
Remember inflation? The Reserve Bank estimates the annual inflation rate right now is zero. Zip, zilch, nada, none.
![$400m SkyCity deal under threat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
$400m SkyCity deal under threat
The $400 million deal for SkyCity to build a national convention centre in Auckland could be under threat.
![BNZ customers lose airpoints, gain cash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
BNZ customers lose airpoints, gain cash
Thousands of BNZ customers are set to lose the ability to earn airpoints on credit card transactions, though the bank is offering a new cash-back incentive.
![Migration behind strong GDP growth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Migration behind strong GDP growth
Population growth, boosted by a record net migration gain, explains about half of the strong economic growth recorded last year.
![Protesters besiege inauguration of ECB's $1.4b HQ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Protesters besiege inauguration of ECB's $1.4b HQ
Anti-austerity protesters seeking to spoil the inauguration of the ECB's new HQ in Frankfurt left a trail of destruction across the city.
![NZ, US escalate WTO action against Indonesia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ, US escalate WTO action against Indonesia
NZ and the US have escalated a complaint against Indonesia to the World Trade Organisation on import restrictions.
![Property, retail drive economy growth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Property, retail drive economy growth
New Zealand's economy grew 0.8 per cent in the last three months of 2014, led by retail and accommodation, Statistics New Zealand said today.
![When Yellen gets less predictable she's getting back to normal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
When Yellen gets less predictable she's getting back to normal
Janet Yellen wants to be less predictable, if only a little.
![Current account deeper in the red](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Current account deeper in the red
New Zealand's external accounts sank deeper into the red during the last three months of 2014.
![Mark Lister: Poison threat reminder of economic risks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mark Lister: Poison threat reminder of economic risks
When news broke of the 1080 baby formula threats, there was an immediate financial market reaction.
![The Dow: Known by all, used by few](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Dow: Known by all, used by few
One of the great disconnects of the financial world involves our best-known stock market indicator - the Dow industrials.
![Faint praise for 'meat Fonterra'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Faint praise for 'meat Fonterra'
The industry body that helped fund a major study to reform the red meat sector has damned with faint praise the result, saying it overstates problems in the industry
![Winning streak over as dairy prices fall](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Winning streak over as dairy prices fall
International dairy prices fell by 8.8 per cent at this morning's GlobalDairyTrade auction - the first sale to be held since the 1080 infant formula scare.
![Cyclone Pam brings relief for farmers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cyclone Pam brings relief for farmers
Cyclone Pam has come with a silver lining for many farmers, bringing much-needed rain to most parts of the North Island.
![Do you support Govt plans to charge GST on all online purchases?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Do you support Govt plans to charge GST on all online purchases?
Prime Minister John Key says it is inevitable the cost of online shopping will go up as GST is charged to more goods and services. Is this a good idea?
![Meat industry report backs co-op model](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Meat industry report backs co-op model
A report into New Zealand's meat industry has come out heavily in favour of a single co-operative business model similar to Fonterra's to deal with decades-old issues of overcapacity and too much....
![$220m of new work planned](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
$220m of new work planned
Auckland's rapidly expanding economy has prompted the city's biggest private developer to announce $220 million of new work.
![Chris Castle and Linda Sanders: Phosphate mining rejection hypocritical](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Chris Castle and Linda Sanders: Phosphate mining rejection hypocritical
The income earned by extracting phosphate would be $9.7 million per sq km, compared with $9000 per sq km annually from bottom trawling.
![Auckland Council not 'fit for purpose'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland Council not 'fit for purpose'
Auckland Council is not yet 'fit for purpose' and in some areas appears out of control, says Auckland Chamber of Commerce in a submission on a new 10-year budget.
![Oil giants trade to profit from slump](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Oil giants trade to profit from slump
Known for their oil fields, refineries, and petrol stations, BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Total are also the world's biggest oil traders.