U.S. policymakers are racing to reach an agreement before the debt ceiling is breached. But the biggest risks to the U.S

Economic activity in New Zealand improved during the June quarter but is at risk from a slowdown in the Australian economy, continued deleveraging by households and a high New Zealand dollar, the New Zealand Institute of Economic...

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Is this a good time to suggest that our nation is in the midst of massive change that could unhinge the "retirement" plans of baby boomers? I'm talking about the current economy, which some predict will take the shape of Japan's "Lost Decades" of the...

The Digital Economy Strategy, recently announced at ceBIT Australia 2011, has been warmly received by the industry. But analysts are less certain of the strategy.

The nation's economic recovery was interrupted by the devastating February aftershock in Christchurch, which killed 181 people, but Treasury economists say that the economy probably still grew by 0.3 percent, and will do better in the rest of the year.

Struggling at a low economic growth rate is an unsatisfying scenario, except for the far worse fate: falling back into recession.

A Good June: Economy May Have Improved Slightly

LONDON - Investors put the Greek crisis behind them at least temporarily on Friday, letting the euro hit a three-week high against the dollar at one point, as they focused instead on the state of the world economy.

Reserve Bank board member Warwick McKibbin says the global economy is facing a slow-motion train wreck.