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![Fran O'Sullivan: Time for NZ to take a stand over TPP](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fran O'Sullivan: Time for NZ to take a stand over TPP
If New Zealand Cabinet ministers really, really want to notch up the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) they could change tack.
![Stephen Jacobi: Clock ticks on trade talks as detractors grow](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Stephen Jacobi: Clock ticks on trade talks as detractors grow
Stephen Jacobi writes: If the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is not finished soon, we may need to move on to something else.
![Services sector activity on the rise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Services sector activity on the rise
Services sector activity picked up in December, led by wholesale trade and hospitality.
![Hunt for yields drives shares to record](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hunt for yields drives shares to record
New Zealand shares rose to a new record close yesterday as holidays in Auckland and Australia kept trading volumes light.
![Prices rise at dairy auction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Prices rise at dairy auction
Prices continued to improve at this morning’s GlobalDairyTrade auction, the GDT price index gaining 1 per cent since the last sale a fortnight ago.
![Chinese equities plunge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Chinese equities plunge
Chinese equities plunged the most in five years, led by brokerages, after regulatory efforts to rein in record margin lending sparked concern.
![Wary watch on Europe's financial markets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wary watch on Europe's financial markets
Financial markets will this week find whether the Swiss National Bank's fears were well-founded when the European Central Bank announces its plan to revive economic growth.
![Oil gains as drilling slows in US](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Oil gains as drilling slows in US
Oil advanced after the International Energy Agency lowered forecasts for supplies from outside Opec and an industry report showed US companies had reduced drilling activity.
![Traders pay price for Swiss franc move](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Traders pay price for Swiss franc move
Global fallout from the shock decision by Switzerland's move to remove the cap on the franc has widened with more traders and hedge funds closing or facing escalating losses.
![Confidence draining in key dairy regions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Confidence draining in key dairy regions
Falling milk powder prices have hit consumers' economic confidence in the key dairy regions of Southland and the Waikato, says Westpac.
![NZX trades down last month in volume and value](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZX trades down last month in volume and value
The volume and value of cash trading on New Zealand's stock exchange fell last month from a year earlier.
![NZ dollar up to 21 month high vs Euro](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ dollar up to 21 month high vs Euro
The Kiwi dollar rose to a 21-month high against the euro after data showed the Eurozone slipped into deflation.
![Prices rise at latest dairy auction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Prices rise at latest dairy auction
Dairy farmers were offered a respite from what has so far been a dismal season for prices after the GlobalDairyTrade index gained 3.6 per cent at the first auction for 2015.
![New Zealand dollar's new high](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New Zealand dollar's new high
The NZ dollar has hit a fresh post-float high against the Aussie dollar - touching 96.22 Australian cents. Why is it doing so well?
![Prices up in first dairy auction of 2015](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Prices up in first dairy auction of 2015
The international dairy trade has started 2015 on a positive note at this morning's GlobalDairyTrade auction, up 3.6 per cent on last month's auction.
![NZD hits record high against Aussie](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZD hits record high against Aussie
The New Zealand dollar rose to its highest against the Australian dollar since the Aussie was floated in 1983.