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Fiscal Policy under mounting uncertainty means government budgets need resilience - particularly in countries whose economic weight makes them influence global trends, says the IMF

Fiscal Policy under mounting uncertainty means government budgets need resilience - particularly in countries whose economic weight makes them influence global trends, says the IMF

Pandemic inflation still haunts the RBNZ, making policymakers more cautious on rate cuts than economic models advise

Pandemic inflation still haunts the RBNZ, making policymakers more cautious on rate cuts than economic models advise

Stephen Roach thinks the US pursuing a global minimum tariff while also penalising China increases the risk of a global recession

Stephen Roach thinks the US pursuing a global minimum tariff while also penalising China increases the risk of a global recession

The RBNZ could leave its next move until August as Trump tariffs hang in the air

The RBNZ could leave its next move until August as Trump tariffs hang in the air

Patrick Watson of Mauldin Economics argues that from a trade perspective, the US is in a box with no way out

Patrick Watson of Mauldin Economics argues that from a trade perspective, the US is in a box with no way out

David Mahon says China is responding to the US tariff war by focusing on its internal challenges while strengthening new alliances with the economic refugees of the fragmenting global order

David Mahon says China is responding to the US tariff war by focusing on its internal challenges while strengthening new alliances with the economic refugees of the fragmenting global order

Woo Wing Thye thinks cooperative multilateralism can mitigate the worst effects of the superpowers' tariffs on other countries

Woo Wing Thye thinks cooperative multilateralism can mitigate the worst effects of the superpowers' tariffs on other countries

Harold James observes that past efforts to link trade, monetary policy, and security merely proved ineffective

Harold James observes that past efforts to link trade, monetary policy, and security merely proved ineffective

Tom Harper looks at why Trump fails to understand China’s trade war tactics, and what his negotiators should be reading

Tom Harper looks at why Trump fails to understand China’s trade war tactics, and what his negotiators should be reading

Tit-for-tat tariffs between China and the US could cause a slowdown in the New Zealand economy and put pressure on indebted households and businesses

Tit-for-tat tariffs between China and the US could cause a slowdown in the New Zealand economy and put pressure on indebted households and businesses

Westpac NZ CEO Catherine McGrath says global economic uncertainty means 'there's more risk to the downside than the upside'

Westpac NZ CEO Catherine McGrath says global economic uncertainty means 'there's more risk to the downside than the upside'

Signs of potential de-escalation in the trade war between the US and China plus resilient US labour market data boosts equity markets

Signs of potential de-escalation in the trade war between the US and China plus resilient US labour market data boosts equity markets

Coalition government to reduce Budget 2025 spending after Treasury warns Trump’s tariffs will slow New Zealand’s economic recovery and reduce government revenue

Coalition government to reduce Budget 2025 spending after Treasury warns Trump’s tariffs will slow New Zealand’s economic recovery and reduce government revenue

Brian Easton says the runup to our Budget this year is far from easy

Brian Easton says the runup to our Budget this year is far from easy

Maurice Obstfeld warns that fragmenting capital markets are putting the greenback's global primacy at risk

Maurice Obstfeld warns that fragmenting capital markets are putting the greenback's global primacy at risk