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Economy

"While the rise in the headline unemployment rate might make it look like the labour market is getting worse - dig a little deeper, economists say, and there’s early signs of improvement."

by Mandy Te

Personal Finance

"We can see from the figures for all existing mortgages that there have been some big moves - and finally some mortgage holders have seen the time as now right to 'go long'."

by David Hargreaves

labour producitivity

'More finance is definitely not always better'

Bank for International Settlements paper, citing NZ as an example, concludes big and fast-growing financial sectors can be very costly for the rest of the economy

23rd Jul 12, 4:24pm

by Gareth Vaughan

Bank for International Settlements paper, citing NZ as an example, concludes big and fast-growing financial sectors can be very costly for the rest of the economy

NZ savings still lag OECD average

GFC teaches Kiwis a lesson in restraint but savings rates still below OECD average, according to lacklustre economic report card giving NZ Inc a C average

27th Oct 11, 3:15pm

by Amanda Morrall

GFC teaches Kiwis a lesson in restraint but savings rates still below OECD average, according to lacklustre economic report card giving NZ Inc a C average