Global turmoil in global markets means the next OCR hike is now likely to be December, not September, say a growing number of bank ecnomists.

New Zealand lifted spending on credit and debit card transactions marginally last month.

The Dow has plummeted 4.4 percent overnight, dropping below the 11,000 level for the first time since November, as markets continued a global sell-off. It comes as Standard and Poor's warns New Zealand is among the countries that could suffer...

Balancing tax and spending is not a task we can afford to cede to appointed experts...

Economic data is reading a little bit like the zombie apocalypse at the moment: the dollar hit an all-time high this week while inflation is the highest it has been in 21 years.

New Zealand's economy kicked off 2011 with a bang, growing at twice the forecast pace and the fastest since December 2009 as a resurgent manufacturing sector drove the nation's revival in the face of Canterbury's earthquakes.

New Zealand's economy probably grew at the fastest pace in four quarters in the first three months of 2011, say economists.

Alan Bollard has given a pretty clear signal he expects to start raising interest rates before...

Alan Bollard may signal his disapproval of the high kiwi dollar when he releases his monetary policy statement next week.

A soaring debut by LinkedIn contrasted with a drop in semiconductor stocks including Intel as data on US home sales and manufacturing fell short of expectations.