The Reserve Bank has just lifted the Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points to 3.25 per cent.

ANZ Bank says its Truckometer indices bode well for economic growth into the second half of the year.

It will be no surprise at all if the Reserve Bank raises the official cash rate again on Thursday to 3.25 per cent

If you're planning to trade Chilean stocks during the World Cup, forget it.

The European Central Bank is all but certain to cut interest rates today to try to boost ultra-low inflation and strengthen the wobbly recovery in the 18 countries that use the euro

Financial Markets Authority chief executive Rob Everett has yet to be inducted into the club, writes Fran O'Sullivan. That's why he brings a refreshing outsider's view to the task of being New Zealand's markets watchdog.

While big banks in China and the US are reluctant to do business with ventures focused on virtual currency, the Netherlands is now home to banks that are open to bitcoin.

Goldman Sachs say buy Brazilian stocks because the country will win the World Cup, giving a boost to the local equity market. But investors need to move fast as the gains won't last.