BLUE SKIES AHEAD? Markets have started the year on a reasonably positive note. Linked to this are positive signs from China …

Having been involved both directly and on the periphery of many trade negotiations over the past couple of decades, it …

BACK TO THE FISCAL FRONT.  With the dust settling after the FOMC tweaks, market attention invariably returns to budget negotiations.  For an …

ALL EYES ON NEW RBNZ GOVERNOR WHEELER’S FIRST MPS. Roll on 9am with the Monetary Policy Statement likely to be one of stability.  While a …

When the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks were in Dallas, it was both inspiring and enlightening to be with a range of …

Fiscal policy receives insufficient attention and will be a major drag on growth over the coming few years. Local government …

By Stephen Jacobi TPP negotiators meet in Auckland this week to further a plan to create jobs and growth. Everyone …

GLOBAL MARKETS:  A quiet session overnight, with the US market closed for Thanksgiving. Further signs of recovery in the Chinese manufacturing …

SOFT COMMODITY PRICES. Last night’s GlobalDairyTrade result of a 0.7% increase in the average winning price, but softer milk powder prices …

By Colum Rice, Craig Armitage Historic sweeping changes at the helm of China’s ruling communist party signals the beginning of …