The Government has shortlisted proposals to import LNG in Taranaki, Energy Minister Simon Watts says, with plans to sign a contract by mid-year ...

China's reserves swell; US labour market data weakens; Japan & Thai elections decisive; German factory orders surge; Australian trade surplus shrinks; UST 10yr at 4.21%; gold, silver & oil stable; ...

Term deposit rates are moving off their recent lows with 4%+ rates starting to spread. Surprisingly the major banks are at the forefront of the rises ...

US equities rebound into the end of last week. US Treasury yields higher. US consumer sentiment improves but concerns remain about the labour market ...

The Kevin Warsh nomination to be Chair of the US Fed has been well-received, but policy choices based on convictions about ...

New Zealand’s $2.5 billion shoddy building bill: Mark Kirby on how to fix the ‘build now, fix later’ culture ...

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On the cusp of Waitangi Day, Hipkins offers 90s nostalgia, Luxon offers management jargon. Neither are ready for the complexity politics actually demands, Natalia Albert argues ...

The US Treasury 10 year has fallen -8 bps to under 4.21%. Gold is down to US$4833/oz, down -US$132/oz. Oil is down -US$3 to US53/bbl in the US, US$67/bbl for the international Brent price.

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ASB economists stress the importance of studying 'high frequency' economic data at a time when our official GDP figures are both lagged and containing less reliable data than they did ...