Why Reinhart and Rogoff were only partly wrong; How Spanish bad banks are hobbling squatters by removing stairs in apartment buildings; One hedge fund's massive bet on a Canadian collapse; Dilbert

Slovenia downgraded; Spain shrinks; Greek shipowners buoyant; Cyprus says yes; US house prices up; Apple sells bonds; NZ$1 = US$0.856, TWI = 78.6

Risk returns, Dow at record; US income, spending, housing growth; AU taxes to rise; Greece oks public sector job changes; NZ$1 = US$0.857, TWI = 78.8

How China's subsidies and exchange rate manipulation skew 'free' trade; Traffickers choose baby formula over heroin; Peak fossil fuel demand; Taibbi on swaps rigging; Dilbert

Roger J Kerr says Transpower & the highly regulated lines companies are causing power price inflation & Labour/Greens policy could see higher mortgage interest costs & rents. Your view?

Roger J Kerr explains why he still thinks the NZD has got 'too far ahead of itself' and is due a correction. Your view?

New Italian govt; Spain going backwards; Japan and US growing; China slowing; huge Aussie budget problems; NZ$1 = US$0.848, TWI = 78.3

Fixing bank leverage; misusing the public; Rogoff responds; devaluation lessons; Jerry Brown; Bundesbank's German court case; Dilbert, and more

Why is John Key pursuing austerity when it is being discredited overseas?; China's 'Minsky-ish' growth profile; De-globalisation of banking?; Were Reinhart and Rogoff actually Rogaine and Braveheart or Ren and Stimpy; Jon Stewart on the gold plunge; Dilbert

Markets expect ECB cut; Spain, Italy debt at lower yields; Japan QE flood not happening; Yuan at record high; good US growth; NZ$1 = US$0.852, TWI = 78.8