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Odds on March rise in OCR
Most forecasters believe the Reserve Bank will avoid raising interest rates on Thursday.
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Economic bragging rights shift across the Tasman
When Joe Hockey used to hold up New Zealand as some sort of economic benchmark, it would leave a few people scratching their heads.
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Arctic spell sweeping US elevates West Texas price
West Texas Intermediate sustained its biggest weekly gain of the year as freezing temperatures in the US boosted demand for heating oil.
![Investments in buildings on up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Investments in buildings on up
The value of New Zealand investment buildings sold last year was back to pre-global financial crash levels.
![Safe as houses until disaster strikes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Safe as houses until disaster strikes
Visiting expert points to Christchurch as example of cities or cultures that struggle to recover after catastrophe.
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Squeezed in city of rising rents
Renters are paying up to $70 more a week than they were four years ago in some of Auckland's city fringe suburbs.
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English buoyed by Davos atmosphere
Finance Minister Bill English returned from the World Economic Forum in Davos today buoyed by the atmosphere there and saying "the sense of crisis has ebbed away."
![$12m mansion drops to $3m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
$12m mansion drops to $3m
A Far North beachfront mansion has had its price slashed after a struggle to sell - and is now being offered for $1.25 million below its valuation.
![Stephen Jacobi: Busy year looms for trade negotiators](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Stephen Jacobi: Busy year looms for trade negotiators
News that China may have become the world's largest trading nation had an air of inevitability about it, writes Stephen Jacobi. Yet even as we learn to ride the Chinese wave, we need to keep our options open.
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Brian Fallow: Oz economy still setting the pace
The plain fact is that in industry after industry, Australians have a longer stride, writes Brian Fallow. As long as that remains true, they will outpace us and the gap in incomes and living standards will widen.
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Dairying boon to economy
Economists say a combination of rising international dairy prices and favourable farming conditions bode well for New Zealand's economic growth.
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'No justification' for OCR rise - EMA
The economic recovery will stall if banks have their way and interest rates are lifted in January, the EMA says.
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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.
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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.
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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.