China economy weakens further in May as retail sales post first drop in over three years
SHENZHEN, CHINA – MAY 3: The national flag of China flies on a flagpole near a construction site…
Live: RBA Interest Rates Announcement June 2026
Welcome to our live coverage of today’s RBA interest rate decision. The cash rate announcement will be handed…
Markets today: Wall Street jumps on peace deal, SpaceX rises again; ASX set to fall on RBA day
Staff writers Updated June 16, 2026 — 10:58am,first published June 16, 2026 — 5:16am Save You have reached…
New region overtakes Canterbury to become NZ’s top ranked economy
Bay of Plenty was the country’s best performing region at the start of the year, ending Canterbury’s run…
EU carbon tariff sows havoc in China as steel firms grapple with ‘absurd’ rules
As trade tensions between Beijing and Brussels continue to rise, China’s firms in the European Union have been…
CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Hoping AI lifts all boats
A real estate project is under construction in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China, on May 29, 2026. Nurphoto…
Breakfast briefing: Markets jump to conclusions
Here’s our summary of key economic events overnight that affect New Zealand, with news the US-Iran deal is…
‘Exodus of talent’: Kogan.com CEO Ruslan Kogan’s dire warning for country over Labor’s planned tax overhaul
An Australian entrepreneur has warned of a potential “exodus of talent” over Labor’s proposed tax changes – which…
$1 billion-plus, state-of-the-art hospital is being planned in Los Gatos
LOS GATOS — A $1 billion-plus, state-of-the-art hospital could emerge in Los Gatos next to an existing medical…
Borrowers warned of a ‘world of pain’ with more interest rate hikes predicted
Economist Saul Eslake says there’s no need for a fourth consecutive rate rise. Borrowers are in for a…
Iran emerges from war with its economy in free fall and inflation on some necessities above 400%
The regime in Tehran is still standing after the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, but its economy is collapsing…
Cooling economy and Iran backdown to keep RBA at bay
A double-sized dose of relief. That’s what the Reserve Bank board members will be feeling today when they…