We look at the weakening bank appetite to lend for business purposes and find that after the scrum got screwed by Basel III, ...

Ross Stitt notes banking giant CBA is valued far more than any other Australian listed company, including any miner. He traces a remarkable rise ...

The economy may be 'crawling for a little while longer', while previous house price forecasts have 'proved too optimistic', ...

Rise in investor risk aversion amid a significant escalation in Middle East tensions. Oil prices surge. Brent crude futures ...

While acknowledging “the DCS is likely to change the risk-profile of most deposit-takers,” it should “place downward pressure on deposit rates and increase competition in the deposit-taking market, by ...

The Depositor Compensation Scheme takes effect on 1 July, covering around $1 billion of deposits. In the first of two ...

Brendon Harre sees the increasing traffic congestion getting worse in Christchurch, already tougher than other main centers.

Susan Harris points to some serious NZU supply and demand issues, and wants to know how Ministers and the public can be sure ...

Hot war breaks out in the Middle East; US trade retreats; Canadians rush car buying; China new loan demand weak; India plane ...

Farmers of deer livestock have faced tough times for venison but that market is on the comeback, even if the velvet market is ...

Changes to New Zealand's radio frequency spectrum regulation mooted, in the wake of Aussie warship-induced internet outages ...

Australian banks are moving to upgrade proprietary channels for mortgage generation at the expense of brokers. Expect more ...