Donald Trump has been declared bankrupt six times. Economists are afraid he could do the same to the US economy.

Donald Trump has released the first hint of what his Administration's trade platform will be.

COMMENT: The politics of President Obama's signature trade deal simply became too toxic for Donald Trump.

COMMENT: A Clinton presidency would have offered a seamless transition in the United States' policy towards New Zealand.

COMMENT: New Zealand's perceived geographic insulation from external dangers is now redundant.

COMMENT: Trump's insular America doesn't bode well for New Zealand businesses hoping to increase trade to the US, Anand Reddy writes.

COMMENT: Auditor-General's findings are a scathing assessment of the lack of transparency, Fran O'Sullivan writes.

Peter Cruddas, founder of CMC Markets, isn't shy about talking about his country's impending departure from Europe.

New Zealand export expectations have peaked to their highest level in six years.

For a businessman, Donald Trump displays a rare hostility toward economic freedom.

World wine output may fall 5.3pc this year due to excess rain that in South America and adverse weather in France.

Britain and New Zealand have agreed to set up trade policy talks to help push for greater trade liberalisation.

COMMENT: As NZ basks, a host of dangers await in the global economy.

Topsy-turvy weather in Brazil is pushing up the cost of commodities in your breakfast drink.

New Zealand's trade deficit widened to the biggest monthly gap since September 2014 as dairy and meat exports slumped in August.

If the US turns inward and protectionist under its next President, trading countries will look elsewhere for global progress.

Comment: Time is ripe for New Zealand Steel to leverage off "possibly the most valuable iron in the world".

COMMENT: There's a headline I wish would appear in newspapers across America. It would say something like, "TPP allies back big deal with China".

The British High Commissioner's message to New Zealand and British businesses trading in the post-Brexit environment is "keep calm and carry on".

COMMENT: Critics of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal lack a strategic alternative.

More than 10,500 registrations from people considering moving here from Britain have been lodged with Immigration New Zealand since the Brexit vote.

Has dairy turned the corner? Latest price 'couldn't come at a better time'.

Chinese regulations that caused upheaval in New Zealand's infant formula industry two years ago are set to be extended to honey and wine exporters.

Kiwifruit marketer Zespri said its exports to China were due to resume this week.

COMMENT: The week has provided plenty to pique an observer's interest.

COMMENT: The broader downstream benefits to New Zealand exporters from increased investment in trade routes and infrastructure are self-evident.

COMMENT: New Zealand should grab the opportunity to be at the forefront in creating the new narrative for global trade.

COMMENT: Looking beyond dairy, the picture is one of faltering growth in world trade volumes and mounting protectionism.

Tainui Group Holdings last week announced it was seeking expressions of interest from a range of world class port operators for Ruakura

Britain's new finance minister Philip Hammond, under pressure from his peers from around the world, says there could be more clarity