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Number of billionaires doubled since financial crisis
The number of billionaires has doubled since the start of the financial crisis, according to a report from anti-poverty campaigners.
![NZ dollar dives 2pc in morning trading](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ dollar dives 2pc in morning trading
A resurgent US dollar and more bearish talk from the Reserve Bank combined to drive the kiwi dollar 2pc lower in active trading this morning.
![Interest rate rise this week virtually ruled out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Interest rate rise this week virtually ruled out
Economists and the financial markets see virtually no chance the Reserve Bank will lift the official cash rate from 3.5 per cent when it reviews it on Thursday.
![They're back...NZ's brain gain](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
They're back...NZ's brain gain
Kiwis living in Australia are coming home and those planning to jump the Ditch have put their plans on hold because New Zealand's job opportunities and lifestyle hold more appeal.
![Liam Dann: Bursting the inflation bubble](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Liam Dann: Bursting the inflation bubble
Is inflation dead? The annual rate has fallen to 1 per cent, dangerously close to dropping outside the Reserve Bank's target band.
![Bernard Hickey: Prepare to pin on your nappies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bernard Hickey: Prepare to pin on your nappies
Adult nappies will soon outsell baby nappies in Japan. And according to Harvard economics professor David Bloom, that's a stark warning for NZ.
![NZ trade deficit widens](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ trade deficit widens
NZ's monthly trade deficit has widened more than expected as falling prices for logs and dairy products weighed on exports.
![Brian Fallow: Wealth gap goes mainstream](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brian Fallow: Wealth gap goes mainstream
It is a sign that the times, they are a-changin' when leading central bankers, of all people, are publicly deploring prevailing levels of, and trends in, inequality.
![Rates tipped to stay low on weak CPI](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rates tipped to stay low on weak CPI
Interest rates in New Zealand are likely to stay lower for longer, after today's unexpectedly low inflation numbers were released.
![LVR policy dampened inflation - Wheeler](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
LVR policy dampened inflation - Wheeler
The Reserve Bank's introduction of limits to low-equity mortgage lending last year had "a dampening" impact on house price inflation, Graeme Wheeler said today.
![New take on inequality sparks debate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New take on inequality sparks debate
Rarely does an economist's work capture the attention that Thomas Piketty's Capital in the 21st Century has.
![Rockefeller to speak at NZ philanthropic conference](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rockefeller to speak at NZ philanthropic conference
A fifth generation member of the famously rich Rockefeller family, will speak to a New Zealand philanthropic conference next April.
![S Korea trade deal tipped to be imminent](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
S Korea trade deal tipped to be imminent
A long-awaited free trade agreement between New Zealand and South Korea appears close to being inked following talks in Seoul last week.
![Govt plans Aussie job fairs as more Kiwis fly home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Govt plans Aussie job fairs as more Kiwis fly home
The Government plans to arrange job fairs for New Zealand employers in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to recruit skilled expatriate New Zealanders to return home and work in areas where there are shortages.
![Migration soars to new record](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Migration soars to new record
NZ's annual net migration rose to a record in September, beating government forecasts, as the inflow was spurred by Kiwis returning home from Australia.