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Australian Budget gets a pasting
Business and economic commentators have given Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan's sixth - and probably last - Budget a unanimous thumbs down.
John Armstrong: Budget tailored to keep the wavering voters on board
John Key is under absolutely no illusions about the difficulty he faces in securing a third victory at next year's election, writes John Armstrong.
Analysts bullish on partial sale of Air NZ
Analysts at Macquarie say further details in today's Budget of a possible government sell-down of Air New Zealand could help push the airline's share price.
NZ houses overvalued by 25pc - IMF
New Zealand housing is already overvalued by about 25 per cent and if it continues to rise may force the Reserve Bank to hike interest rates, according to the IMF.
Yoghurt, steak push bills up
Lovers of yoghurt, chocolate and steak would have seen their grocery bills increase last month.
Greens want Kiwibank to take on Australians
The Green Party wants to bolster Kiwibank's capital so it can "really take on the Aussie banks".
Radical rethink for Budget
The economic forecasts underpinning Thursday's Budget will need to differ substantially from those the Treasury offered in its half-year update six months ago.
Treasurer won't rule out more 'nasties'
Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan concedes the political reality of not returning a much-promised surplus will be painful.
G7 pledges to nurture world recovery
The Group of Seven top economies is committed to "nurturing" world economic recovery, British finance minister George Osborne said at the weekend.
Bernard Hickey: Interest rates the pin that will prick bubble
Watching our Reserve Bank and news about interest rates from overseas this week, Bernard Hickey wondered how it will all end.
The Insider: Royal veg goes under
Economic reality has claimed Britain's poshest greengrocer, Prince Charles' organic vegetable store.
Joel Cayford: Unitary Plan must recognise importance of neighbours
Auckland Council's draft Unitary Plan is under attack as people engage with its implications for their backyards and neighbourhoods, writes Joel Cayford. The question confronting city planners and councillors should be how to fix the plan,
Unemployment rate falls to 3-year low
New Zealand's jobless rate fell to a three-year low in the first three months of the year as the employment rate grew for the first time in four quarters.
Labour leaders to discuss KiwiBuild plan today
Labour leaders will today discuss how they plan to implement a plan to deliver 10,000 affordable starter homes every year for 10 years.
Bank signals mortgage restrictions
The Reserve Bank has given strong signals that it intends to restrict mortgage lending at high loan-to-value ratios, to rein in credit growth and house price inflation.
Reserve Bank confirms intervention
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand says it intervened in foreign exchange markets in an attempt to drive the kiwi lower. It gave no details of the size of the intervention.