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A sharp decline in prices rocked Japan's government debt market on Tuesday, driving yields on the longest maturities to unprecedented...
European equity markets nosedived on Tuesday amid investor alarm over U.S. President Donald Trump's punitive trade duties aimed at major...
China’s central bank opted to keep its key loan prime rates unchanged on Tuesday, favouring targeted aid for vital sectors...
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened 200% tariffs on French wine and champagne imports to compel President Emmanuel Macron to...
Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Kiribati Vice President Dr Teuea Toatu announced New Zealand and Kiribati’s strengthened Pacific partnership. “Building on...
The latest BNZ–BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index shows New Zealand’s services sector expanding in December for the first time in...
The European Union is moving towards minimum “made in Europe” requirements for public purchases of green technologies, as policymakers seek...
Google’s AI Overviews are increasingly the first place people turn for health information, but new analysis suggests the sources behind...
A Ministry of Education blunder almost shortened the 2027 school year. An Education Ministry document, released under the Official Information Act,...
One NZ kicks off the initial phase of its nationwide 3G network shutdown this Tuesday, January 20, beginning in the...
The Council of Trade Unions' annual Mood of the Workforce survey, polling over 3,000 workers, found 60% saying their paychecks...
Meta's Threads has overtaken Elon Musk's X in worldwide daily mobile active users, fresh Similarweb data reveals. The app hit 141.5...
Westpac's survey of more than 1,000 customers revealed that 28% expect their holiday spending to probably or definitely trigger financial...
Japan's trailblazing female Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will disband parliament this Friday, triggering a general election on 8 February to...
Fletcher Building, a leading construction firm, has signed a deal to sell its construction division to global heavyweight Vinci Construction. The...
China’s economy grew by 5 per cent last year, hitting Beijing’s official goal thanks to a record trade surplus that...
