Chief Economist Dominick Stephens presents economic insights in this bite-sized weekly video. Retreating inflation saw the US Federal Reserve and the RBNZ to adopt more dovish stances.

Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard says he won't seek a third term heading up New Zealand's central bank.

Say goodbye to the era of food abundance. And hello to an era of global food scarcity, where hunger and the rising cost of eating has fuelled revolutions in countries such as Tunisia and Egypt.

The Financial Markets Authority is giving all issuers of investments to the public until January 1 next year to get all their prospectuses and investment statements comply with the new financial markets conduct law.