Fonterra lacks people who understand the impact of new and disruptive technologies, writes Keith Woodford.

The dollar consolidated overnight as comments from Federal Reserve officials kept expectations intact for a rate hike.

The US beef cow herd is expected to grow by more than three million head in the next three to five years.

The kiwi may advance this week as traders have already priced in a weaker dairy sector.

The New Zealand dollar rose as high as 66.36 US cents due to volatile trading over the weekend.

Nathan Tinkler was Australia's youngest billionaire - now he faces bankruptcy as his coal empire collapses.

Unconvincing explanations for settling live sheep export grievance should not hurt New Zealand's clean reputation, writes John Roughan.

The kiwi rose to 42.22 British pence ahead of the Bank of England's policy review on Thursday in London.

New Zealand doesn't need something "in return" for having taken down all our trade barriers, writes former Act Party leader Jamie Whyte.

Whole milk powder prices have dropped to their lowest level since 2008, putting more downward pressure on Fonterra's farmgate milk price forecast and reinforcing the market view that the Reserve Bank will cut interest rates twice this year to partly compe

Whole milk powder prices - key to determining Fonterra's farmgate mik price, dropped by 10.3 per cent overnight.

Fonterra chairman John Wilson's verbal sharp-shooting skills were put to good effect at the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) ministerial negotiations in Maui.

The kiwi was hit by a double whammy as dairy prices fell and a report stoked speculation the Fed would hike interest rates.

If we are going to continue down the TPP path then we need to have confidence that it is not taking us in the wrong direction, writes Peter Whitmore.

The ANZ Commodity Price Index for July fell 11.2 per cent to the lowest level since October 2009.

The decline occurred ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision on interest rates today.

Trans Pacific Partnership talks could be under way again within the month as negotiators rush to sign off a deal before momentum is lost.

Trade negotiations by their nature tend to teeter on the brink of failure and TPP at Maui proved to be no exception, says Stephen Jacobi.

Should we be dismayed or relieved at the disarray the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations are in? Sorry, but on the information to hand it is impossible to say.

Can't afford medicine? Don't get sick, losers. That's the message our tough love government is sending us, writes Paul Little.

The TPPA is not dead, with Trade Minister Tim Groser saying he's "extremely confident" a deal will be reached, but no new date has been set for all countries to meet again.

"This is about getting the best possible deal for New Zealand, not a deal at any cost," said Trade Minister Tim Groser.

A legal challenge will be lodged in the High Court next week over the secrecy around the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations.

"We haven't seen enough, and this is not something we can sell at home, " said Mike Petersen, New Zealand's special trade envoy for agriculture.

The TPP has the potential to transform the economies of the 12 Asia-Pacific nations - but the devil, as always, is in the fine print, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Former MP Hone Harawira has written a tongue-in-cheek open letter to President Barack Obama with his thoughts on the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.

We don't need to know what's in the TPP - the government themselves barely know, as they change their story by the day, writes Dita De Boni.

In simple terms it appears that NZ will need to pay more for our medicines in return for the possibility of greater access for our agricultural products to the other countries, writes Peter Lyons.

The dollar fell as the prospect of more easing by the Reserve Bank dented the appeal of the kiwi.