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Last Word

Trump causes global chaos, and loves it

ANALYSIS: Markets slump, recession fears, and the end of the free trade era.

Calida Stuart-Menteath and Hamish McNicol Fri, 04 Apr 2025

Investment

Another A$35b wiped off ASX on tariff gloom

Investment

Local stock market swept up in global equities selloff

Australia

Relief for Aussie beef producers, but A$55b wiped off ASX

Politics

New Zealand will not retaliate in response to Trump tariffs

Investment

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, NZX hit hard by tariff announcement

Last Word

Trump causes global chaos, and loves it

ANALYSIS: Markets slump, recession fears, and the end of the free trade era.

Calida Stuart-Menteath and Hamish McNicol Fri, 04 Apr 2025

Shoeshine

Navigating the domestic air travel doldrums

ANALYSIS: Is Air New Zealand’s domestic market dominance the best we can hope for, or is it time for subsidisation of certain routes to allow regional players?

Will Mace Fri, 04 Apr 2025

Edwards on Politics

The twists and turns of replacing Cook Strait ferries

ANALYSIS: Winston Peters won the argument to ensure the new ferries are rail enabled.

Brent Edwards Thu, 03 Apr 2025

Underarm

Aussie experience shows NZ should ‘go nuclear’ on supermarkets

ANALYSIS: Australia has done a lot of complaining in the past 20 years about its supermarket duopoly but has taken little action. Meanwhile, the duopoly has become more entrenched.

Lachlan Colquhoun Wed, 02 Apr 2025

Margin Call

Could the United States become ‘uninvestible’?

ANALYSIS: Capitalist economies tend to thrive when businesses can safely assume that governments will treat them fairly and consistently and that changes in regulations and taxes will be driven by broad policy objectives rather than erratic favouritism.