In an open letter to Andrew Little, Stephen Jacobi argues Labour should take closer look at the TPP deal.

Trade liberalisation is an ongoing process and there is still much for NZ to aim for.

Former MP Hone Harawira has stated some complete falsehoods about Trans Pacific Partnership, Maori and the Treaty of Waitangi, wirtes Charles Finny.

Here's what the international media think of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

The Government is eyeing up surplus Crown land to boost Auckland's chronic land supply shortage.

The release comes two weeks earlier than expected in a bid to counter opposition.

Local fund managers are not pushing the panic button despite plunging world sharemarkets and plummeting oil prices.

There are two different flavors of "supply side" economics.

New research has revealed a gloomy outlook among chief executives, particularly about growing geopolitical risks.

It won't be business as usual for Iranian oil exporters. Much has happened since sanctions were tightened.

The New Zealand forestry unit of Japan's Oji Group plans to invest $23 million to consolidate and expand capacity at its sawmilling and drying facilities in Otago.

Global shares retreated for a fifth day, poised for their biggest weekly decline since 2011.

Slower growth, lower returns, and more ups and downs could all form part of the investment roadmap for 2016, writes Mark Lister.

The number of people who oppose the TPP has gone down since the deal was concluded in October and the number supporting it has risen.

China cemented its position as New Zealand's top export destination in November.

Dairy prices finished the year on a slightly firmer note at this morning's GlobalDairyTrade auction, the GDT price index gaining by just 1.9 per cent.

NZX, New Zealand's financial markets operator, has increased the minimum volume of lots required in block trades of whole and skim milk powder futures, citing increased activity.

In the face of New Zealand's irrational reluctance to walk away from a bad deal, a climate 'carve out' may be our best chance for a healthy climate future, writes Alexandra Macmillan and Rhys Jones.

Dairy prices look to have finally bottomed out and tentative signs have emerged in the futures market that they may soon improve.

The Japanese government has drafted an outline of comprehensive policies related to the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact.

Twenty Chinese e-commerce companies have been invited to New Zealand to attend the Bank of China's (BOC) 'Building Online Distribution' event to be held on Friday.

New Zealand is boosting its development funding to the Asean region, Prime Minister John Key announced today,

The world is running out of storage facilities supplies of oil and may soon exhaust tanker space, raising the chances of a plunge in crude prices.

El Nino weather patterns have led to the driest monsoon season in six years, this has led many Indian farmers to cut back on gold consumption.

Sub-Saharan has had the fastest economic growth over the last 10 years.

Area labelling is sure to be extended in the upcoming free trade talks with the European Union, writes Audrey Young.

"The large number of documents released today amount to over 6000 pages of text and market access schedules," Trade Minister Tim Groser said.