Roger J Kerr says the erratic Trump directly interfering in the workings of the independent Federal Reserve was just another ...

Eyes on China's economic resilience and American household finances; Canada attacked by US Big Tech via Trump and by Chinese ...

After recovering from a dip on tariff concerns, the S&P500 closed at a record high. US core PCE deflator benign but above expectations. Real consumption soft. OPEC+ is considering a further increase i ...

Monthly filled jobs data shows a slight rise in May, but figures for the previous two months have been revised down ...

Farm subsidies look set to survive the US Government budgetary process despite widespread cost cutting elsewhere ...

Race and class, eh? Can’t win with ‘em, can’t win without ‘em. Order your popcorn now. *Chris Trotter has been writing and commenting professionally about New Zealand politics for more than 30 years.

The Bank for International Settlements' Hyun Song Shin says a stabilising force is required in turbulent times ...

The asymmetry between borrower and lender is well illustrated by Keynes telling the New Zealand Minister of Finance, William Downie Stewart, that New Zealand should borrow as much as it could to ...

US consumers signal recession with affluent consumers now struggling too; US ramps up bullying of Canada, EU; Japan rice ...

Voters are losing confidence in National's ability to manage the economy and the cost of living as election 2026 creeps ...

Shang-Jin Wei identifies areas where inter-regional cooperation can make up for the abdication of American leadership ...

Bankers, lawyers and accountants could be unintentionally helping facilitate economic abuse, Australian research suggests ...