The public are "liable to be misled" into thinking the DIY chain's prices are the lowest on the market, says the Commerce Commission.

Immigration and the economy among topics English and Trump discuss in brief telephone call.

Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler is expected to move his lips when he delivers his Monetary Policy statement on Thursday, but not much else.

New Zealand marks its 177th birthday with a thriving economy and has no need of despondency for the future of world trade. It just has more work to do.

New Zealand Trade Minister Todd McClay is travelling to Sydney to discuss regional trade issue with his Australian counterpart.

As Donald Trump's administration prepares to renegotiate NAFTA, the scope for the potential impact emerges.

Trade Minister Todd McClay will request that talks on a Mexican free trade deal be placed on the agenda when he meets his counterpart in Mexico.

Russia plans to temporarily ban imports of beef and beef products from New Zealand from February 6 and is considering banning fish imports.

Nurofen's 'targeted' pain relief claims don't stack up.

Fonterra CEO Theo Spierings says a resurgence of nationalism and increased protectionism threaten global trade.

Leading fashion brands David Lawrence and Marcs have been placed in voluntary administration.

COMMENT: Prospect of tit-for-tat trade or currency wars a grave threat to all countries, writes David Wang.

The two teacher unions, School Trustees Association and even the conservative Maxim Institute all backed the policy.

COMMENT: Trump's escalating threats against Mexico have led to calls for a guerrilla struggle of national resistance from across the political spectrum.

NZ's monthly trade deficit was little changed in December from the year-earlier month as imports and exports both slid by about the same amount.

America's withdrawal from the TPP has come as a huge blow to many countries, but now China may be able to use it to its own advantage.

US President Trump and Russian President Vladi­mir Putin discuss coordinating on ISIS and Syria, Kremlin says.

Trump hysteria has become a parody in which the screamiest and stupidest attacks become headlines.

Data published by the Office for National Statistics showed the UK economy grew by 0.6 per cent in the final three months of 2016.

US President Donald Trump wants a new 20 per cent tax on all imports from Mexico to pay for a wall on the southern US border.

Wall Street was mixed, even as the Dow hit a fresh record high.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May is set to meet Donald Trump for the first time today as she sets out to forge the future of the special relationship.

COMMENT: Is the end of the Trans-Pacific Partnership the death of open economies or just a setback, Brian Fallow writes.

Wall Street rose, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average above 20,000 for the first time.

Trade Minister Todd McClay is starting to look at options for TPP but opponents say it is time for a major shift in thinking.

China remains tight-lipped on whether it wants to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal.

Wall Street rose amid better-than-expected corporate earnings including from DuPont.

President Trump handed China its clearest opening yet to tilt the geopolitical balance in Asia in its favour.

Should Waitomo businesses be allowed to open on Easter Sunday? It's a question currently being considered by the council. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

New Zealand will join Japan, Australia and Singapore in exploring the survival of the TPP without the United States.