Trade

COP30: NZ’s lack of climate ambition undermines global goals and free-trade agreements, Nathan Cooper says

COP30: NZ’s lack of climate ambition undermines global goals and free-trade agreements, Nathan Cooper says

Roger J Kerr says the latest bout of US dollar strength is likely to be as short-lived as all the previous upticks in the USD Index since the start of 2025

Roger J Kerr says the latest bout of US dollar strength is likely to be as short-lived as all the previous upticks in the USD Index since the start of 2025

What will Trump’s deal with Xi mean for the US economy and relations with China?

What will Trump’s deal with Xi mean for the US economy and relations with China?

Xi-Trump summit: Trade, Taiwan and Russia still top agenda for China and US presidents, 6 years after their last meeting

Xi-Trump summit: Trade, Taiwan and Russia still top agenda for China and US presidents, 6 years after their last meeting

Roger J Kerr sees markets expecting a US Fed rate cut believing the tariff-cost impact has largely passed, offset by other costs being restrained. For NZ, the bad news is now all behind us, and the NZD should rise from here

Roger J Kerr sees markets expecting a US Fed rate cut believing the tariff-cost impact has largely passed, offset by other costs being restrained. For NZ, the bad news is now all behind us, and the NZD should rise from here

We are still importing more than we export on an annual basis, but the deficit is $7 bln smaller than last year and $13 bln smaller than the year before

We are still importing more than we export on an annual basis, but the deficit is $7 bln smaller than last year and $13 bln smaller than the year before

Roger J Kerr says global currency markets continue to “fly blind” due to the absence of up-to-date US economic data

Roger J Kerr says global currency markets continue to “fly blind” due to the absence of up-to-date US economic data

A ‘lack of ambition’ over livestock emissions targets now threatens NZ’s reputation and trade, James Renwick says

A ‘lack of ambition’ over livestock emissions targets now threatens NZ’s reputation and trade, James Renwick says

David Mahon says China is emerging stronger politically and economically but must learn from the mistakes and naked hubris of the American, Soviet and British empires

David Mahon says China is emerging stronger politically and economically but must learn from the mistakes and naked hubris of the American, Soviet and British empires

Roger J Kerr says it's no wonder that economists and market analysts are reverting to high-frequency alternative measures of economic activity

Roger J Kerr says it's no wonder that economists and market analysts are reverting to high-frequency alternative measures of economic activity

Roger J Kerr says the risk of overcooking the monetary stimulus and pushing interest rates too low is that this would stimulate another debt-fuelled housing boom

Roger J Kerr says the risk of overcooking the monetary stimulus and pushing interest rates too low is that this would stimulate another debt-fuelled housing boom

Roger J Kerr offers up some advice on the foibles and quirks of the New Zealand economy for the incoming RBNZ Governor Anna Breman

Roger J Kerr offers up some advice on the foibles and quirks of the New Zealand economy for the incoming RBNZ Governor Anna Breman

Roger J Kerr says the Reserve Bank would be wise to be very circumspect in respect to the -0.90% GDP outcome for the June quarter

Roger J Kerr says the Reserve Bank would be wise to be very circumspect in respect to the -0.90% GDP outcome for the June quarter

Roger J Kerr says the conventional wisdom that elevated political risk is negative for a particular currency has been challenged by recent events

Roger J Kerr says the conventional wisdom that elevated political risk is negative for a particular currency has been challenged by recent events

Angus Dowell says the economic advantages of Singapore and Ireland aren't just hard to reproduce, they reflect very different political commitments that turned those countries into rare winners in the global race to the bottom to attract foreign capital

Angus Dowell says the economic advantages of Singapore and Ireland aren't just hard to reproduce, they reflect very different political commitments that turned those countries into rare winners in the global race to the bottom to attract foreign capital