The Reserve Bank will keep interest rates unchanged this week, though it may use the six-weekly review to highlight the conflicts of a high currency keeping prices in check and a housing market that’s threatening to stoke inflation. Governor Graeme Wheeler will keep the official cash rate at 2.5 percent, the record low it has been held at since March …

Investors should be bracing themselves for more volatility as a slew of economic data and key US corporate earnings, including Apple, will either stoke deeper losses or ease concerns about the outlook. Last week provided further concern about the strength of the world’s two largest economies, the US and China, as the latest data failed to meet expectations. China’s economy …

Prime Minister John was on-cue, on-message and importantly on-time using his six minutes in front of Chinese President Xi Jinping to send a message that New Zealand is a committed partner to China and has much to offer in areas where the two countries complement each other. It’s five years ago to the day since NZ signed the bilateral free …