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China's economy shrank dramatically the first quarter but is moving into recovery.
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Liam Dann: Why supermarkets aren't the scariest markets right now
Food supply is causing unnecessary panic but credit markets are a more serious concern.
Brian Fallow: A bungy cord for a virus-hit economy
This week's emergency measures won't stop the fall, but they do provide a valuable buffer.
All major banks pass on full OCR cut to customers
Westpac says it will pass on the full OCR cut.
Coronavirus emergency move: Reserve Bank cuts OCR to record low
The central bank was not scheduled to review the OCR until March 25.
Audrey Young: How coronavirus will impact election
It could become an election year contest between competence and relevancy.
Rate cuts, fiscal stimulus in store for NZ if coronavirus hits harder
Still more fiscal stimulus looks likely if the coronavirus outbreak gets worse.
Liam Dann: Govt should ignore calls for panic spending
Calls for Grant Robertson to launch emergency economic stimulus are unrealistic.
Cullen: Everyone wants a slice of the surplus
Comment: 'Welter of ignorance and self-interest' rises to call for a slice of the action.
Robertson holds nerve on spending as growth slows
Is it time for emergency fiscal stimulus? "We're not there yet," says Finance Minister.
Liam Dann: Robertson's cautious approach should reassure business
Robertson has stuck to his guns on fiscal responsibility despite calls to spend more.
Norman Gemmell: Do we need a second Treasury?
COMMENT: The Government seems to have decided NZ needs another source of fiscal advice.
Liam Dann: Boo! The October effect spooks markets again
COMMENT: Why do markets get spooked at Halloween?
Brian Fallow: No time for spend and hope
Global debt levels are at all-time highs, limiting our options if growth stalls.
Comment: Ignore business confidence but worry about bumpy times ahead
COMMENT: Ignore business confidence; it's a politically biased gauge.
Brian Fallow: Wile E. Coyote and the debt cliff
The world can't shake its the debt habit -- and that adds to the level of economic risk.
Call to scrap deposit rules for first home buyers
Barfoot & Thompson say LVRs have cooled market and now first-time buyers need a leg up.
Labour to release fiscal package
Little says party will take its time on spending plan, announcing it in a few weeks.
Budget move divides Labour and Greens
COMMENT: The Greens have alternatives, even if they don't like them, writes Audrey Young.
As Trump tweets, NZ must get on with it
COMMENT: Ruckus in the US makes NZ more attractive for migrants and money.
CTU questions Lab/Greens economic rules
Labour and Greens are releasing a set of economic promises today.
Surplus puts tax cuts on the horizon
Finance Minister Bill English says a larger than expected surplus gives the headroom to look at tax cuts and pay down debt.
Why the US economy is like Game of Thrones
The seasons in George R.R. Martin's "Game of Thrones" aren't regular or celestial, just like business cycles.
Reserve Bank faces mandate change after election
In an effort to lower rates and weaken the currency, Labour is pledging to broaden the RBNZ's policy goal by re-writing its main objective.
Ageing population could cost
Treasury warns that rising costs associated with the ageing population and costlier healthcare will drive the Crown's books persistently into the red from 2020.
On the edge
Markets in this region yesterday shrugged off the threat of economic disruption from the looming "fiscal cliff" in the United States.
Should we act on the high NZ dollar?
Most agree that the kiwi is overvalued and some say the solution is for the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates. But two differing perspectives argue it's not that simple. Add your comment to the debate.