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Inside Economics: Donald Trump v the US Fed?
OPINION: Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.

'Major loser': Trump's Fed comments shake Wall Street
Dow, Nasdaq slide more than 3%.

Liam Dann: RBNZ needs to cut interest rates further and faster
OPINION: The only certainty around the economic direction right now is uncertainty.

'Good sense of optimism': SMEs lead NZ's economic upswing
'First time in 5 years we’ve had a positive swing on sentiment.'

Nadine Higgins: Deposit rates tumbling – where do I put my savings now?
OPINION: Term deposit rates have fallen from 6% last year to about 4.3% now.

Treasury keen on crisis time OCR cuts, not spending and money printing
The agency still can't pinpoint the benefits of the Covid-era $55 billion LSAP programme.

Market Close: Why interest rate cuts couldn't boost NZ sharemarket
The NZX slides despite some rate relief.

Reserve Bank cuts OCR by 25 basis points to 3.5%, banks trim floating home loan rates
The RBNZ says it has scope to lower OCR further as effect of US tariffs become clearer.

Liam Dann: Big OCR call today as tariff turmoil threatens NZ recovery
US trade policy may force a rethink on how low the OCR has to go.