Dene Mackenzie

Small businesses in the South Island outside Canterbury, as well as those in Wellington, are heading into this year upbeat about their prospects.

The potential for Kiwis and newly arrived migrants to find a job is strong and looks to be increasing, ASB economist Daniel Snowden says.

After a lengthy suspension from trading, Bellamy’s Australia has finally released a market update, announcing the departure of its chief executive, and earnings downgrade and a manufacturing...

The evolution of United States interest rates and the US dollar would be the main topic of interest for foreign exchange markets this year, Westpac currency strategist Imre Speizer said yesterday.

ANZ Bank New Zealand has sold finance business UDC Finance to HNA Group for $660million.

The year ahead is one full of promise for the New Zealand economy, ASB chief economist Nick Tuffley says.

Gold prices rose to a five-week high yesterday as oil prices tumbled and markets reassess the outlook for the United States economy.

Auckland International Airport is well placed to benefit from Asia's booming tourism sector, Morningstar analyst Adam Fleck says.

Two events this week are expected to set the tone of financial markets for the rest of the month and into early February.

Investors should  remain disciplined this year and not lose their cool when the unexpected occurs, which it will, Craigs Investment Partners broker Chris Timms says.

New Zealand’s major political parties appear to be waiting until closer to the election later this year to make any major announcements on taxation, Deloitte Dunedin tax partner Phil Stevenson says.

Threats in the United States to dismantle Obamacare could pose risks for Dunedin cancer diagnostic company Pacific Edge, Craigs Investment Partners broker Peter McIntyre said yesterday.

The sale of Woolworths' fuel business and the simultaneous formation of a strategic alliance, would be good for the Australian grocery chain, Craigs Investment Partners broker Peter McIntyre said...

Dairy farmers did not get the start to the new year they were hoping for after product prices fell at yesterday's GlobalDairyTrade auction.

Investment research company Morningstar has retained its $A29 ($NZ30.25) per share rating of ANZ Banking following the sale of its 20% stake in Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank.

The United States dollar reached a 14-year high against a basket of major currencies before pulling back slightly yesterday, as investors sold out to take their profits.

As the NZX opens today for the first time in 2017, investors should look for more growth and less yield, Forsyth Barr broker Damian Foster explains to business editor Dene Mackenzie.