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.

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

NZ officials would "get on the plane ASAP" if approached by the US about trade talks, says expert.

The trade deal has been scrapped by President Donald Trump.

Small trading nations have to look beyond Washington now for leaders who want the world to prosper.

Prime Minister Bill English says some form of free trade agreement could still go ahead despite President Donald Trump scuttling the TPP.

Donald Trump is planning a new deal for Britain this week as Theresa May becomes the first foreign leader to meet him since the inauguration.

Andrew Little says the US plays a vital role in world peace and world order and Trumps tweets are leading to uncertainty.

Now the world's most famous Tweeter is finally in office, what will it mean for your back pocket?

Trump's trade hawks risk collateral damage for the global economy if they're serious about a conflict with China.

Kiwi businessman Christopher Liddell will be a part of a powerful troika of advisers in the West Wing, empowered to deliver the new

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President Donald Trump promised a dramatic economic transformation in the US, now he has told the country trade is his main priority.

A company once touted as part of the solution to Auckland's housing crisis with its fast-turnaround pre-fabricated dwellings has been put into liquidation.

US Treasuries declined while Wall Street was mixed as investors awaited a speech by US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen.

The US dollar fell after President-elect Donald Trump said the currency was "too strong".

New Zealand businessman Christopher Liddell has been appointed to a powerful position in Donald Trump's White House.

Chinese President Xi Jinping cautioned against protectionism as he pushed back against Donald Trump and other Western populists.

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COMMENT: An odd affliction seems to have affected PM Bill English in Europe: he has forgotten John Key's name.

Bill English will return to New Zealand today after his first trip overseas as PM. He spoke to Claire Trevett in Berlin about his trip.

Deloitte says 2017 will be better than many think, thanks to Asia.

Theresa May will set out a 12-point plan for Brexit as she vows that the UK will not have "partial" membership of the EU.

"This is another card in the prime minister's hand" in her talks with the EU, British politician Michael Gove says.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has given strong backing for the EU free trade deal with New Zealand, saying Germany would apply pressure in Brussels to hasten the talks.