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![OCR hike unlikely next week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
OCR hike unlikely next week
Accelerating inflation isn't expected to sway the Reserve Bank from a March rate hike, as rising consumer prices firm up the outlook of a strengthening economy.
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Dollar little changed ahead of inflation data
The NZ dollar was little changed ahead of local inflation data which is expected to inform the Reserve Bank's decision when it reviews monetary policy next week.
![The $1.7 trillion question](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The $1.7 trillion question
The world's richest 85 people own as much as the poorest 3.5 billion, according to Oxfam - and it's issued a warning that gap could trigger mass social unrest.
![English: Google should pay more tax](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
English: Google should pay more tax
Finance Minister Bill English says he wants Google, Apple and Starbucks and other multinationals to pay more tax and hopes the issue will be raised at economic talks this week.
![Deborah Hill Cone: Struggle Street needs fast broadband too](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Deborah Hill Cone: Struggle Street needs fast broadband too
'Dear John...' Deborah hill Cone writes a letter to Prime Minister John Key about her holiday in the Hokianga.
![Kiwis ditching the gas guzzlers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwis ditching the gas guzzlers
Higher petrol prices and more fuel-efficient engines have prompted Kiwis to ditch big gas guzzlers in favour of smaller vehicles, industry experts say.
![Dollar at 8-year high against Aussie](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dollar at 8-year high against Aussie
The Kiwi dollar climbed to a new eight-year high after weak Aussie jobs data highlighted divergent interest rate outlooks between the neighbouring economies.
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Dollar hits 8-year high against Aussie
The New Zealand dollar touched an eight-year against its trans-Tasman counterpart ahead of Australia employment figures.
![Economic pickup reaches shoppers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Economic pickup reaches shoppers
Retail spending is up, but potentially higher interest rates and a slowing in the growth of house prices could present challenges this year, says an economist.
![Firms cautious about hiring](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Firms cautious about hiring
Hiring expectations have dipped slightly as employers remain cautious about taking on new staff despite a rosy outlook for the economy in 2014.
![Gareth Morgan and Geoff Simmons: Dairy doing dirty on our environment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gareth Morgan and Geoff Simmons: Dairy doing dirty on our environment
In the first of a two-part series Gareth Morgan and Geoff Simmons warn of private profit at a public cost. "Our rivers are stuffed, and getting worse."
![Abbott's Govt faces hard stretch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Abbott's Govt faces hard stretch
Prime Minister Tony Abbott heads to the annual economic summit in Davos, Switzerland, next week to sell the world on Australia's priorities.
![Joyce defends ferry contract](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Joyce defends ferry contract
The Government has defended its decision to award an $8 million ferry contract to a Bangladesh company rather than a local boat builder.
![Biz confidence hits high](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Biz confidence hits high
NZ business confidence has soared to a 20-year high, lifting hopes for profits, hiring and new investment.
![Steven Joyce: NZ must keep moving forward to become 'Pacific Tiger'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Steven Joyce: NZ must keep moving forward to become 'Pacific Tiger'
The economic omens for New Zealand this year are good.
![Peter Davis: Sun's up, but what's over the horizon?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Peter Davis: Sun's up, but what's over the horizon?
Economic commentators are saying 2014 is going to be a "good year". Peter Davis suggests 10 economic steps to prosperity.
![Group vows to hinder Otago oil drill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Group vows to hinder Otago oil drill
A ''rapid response'' team of up to 260 people has been set up to take to the water to hinder Anadarko's deep-sea drilling operations.
![Dollar gains after weak US jobs figures](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dollar gains after weak US jobs figures
The NZ dollar gained after weaker than expected US employment figures on Friday sapped optimism over the pace of the Fed's plans to scale back its asset purchase programme.
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Gary Taylor: Secretive regime on drilling dangerous
Oil and gas exploration plans such as Shell's for Southland should be subject to the rigours of a public hearing, writes Gary Taylor.