A huge overhang of unsold properties does not bode well for the housing market this winter

Although term deposit rate changes have lagged wholesale and mortgage rate rises, there's been a steady stream of them, shifting where you can find the highest rates

NZ First wants to buy BNZ from its Aussie parent, and merge it with Kiwibank to create 'a National Bank of New Zealand', says Winston Peters

Campbell Parker says that the dairy sector has always leaned in to change. He identifies the next decade's new opportunities and wants the industry to move quicker to retain its globally competitive position

ANZ NZ says short term mortgage rates are cheaper but the certainty provided by longer term rates has value in the current economic climate because 'things could change quickly'

Allan Barber is looking at the 7 major meat processors and wondering where future profits will come from as livestock numbers trend lower

Trump leaves Beijing with little; US stockpiling effects gathers steam; Canada housing starts stay high; Japan machine tool orders leap; Russia contracts; UST 10yr at 4.60%; gold dives and oil rises; NZ$1 = 58.4 USc; TWI-5 = 61.9