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Fed leaves key interest rate unchanged
The US Federal Reserve has left its benchmark interest rate unchanged amid fresh doubts about the health of the U.S. job market and 'Brexit' fears.
The reality of being a digital nomad
It looks glamorous but freelancers face being out of work and out of pocket, says Julie Cleaver
Robyn Pearce: A simple answer to how to plan and prioritise
COMMENT: There are four core elements we need to have reasonable competence on how to prioritise.
New Zealand harnessing mature workers
New Zealand is consistent in keeping mature workers in jobs for longer, PwC's Golden Age Index reveals.
When husband and wife take the exact same job
After eight years, he ends up earning $27,000 more than his wife.
Economists see two Fed rate hikes - unsure when
The benchmark federal-funds rate target's upper bound will reach 1 percent by year-end, more than 40 economists say.
Is your money in intensive care?
Take the test: Do your finances need to be urgently taken to hospital in an ambulance?
Auckland bar worker paid $4 an hour
A migrant worker worked in bars and liquor stores in South Auckland and was underpaid $45,300.
We need doctors, not bar staff
COMMENT: In all the hullaballoo this week about New Zealand's record high migration, a strange fact has emerged.
China dream of sharemarket riches hits reality
The 2015 crash that erased $5 trillion from stocks has sobered China's 106 million individual investors.
Tom O'Neil: Working with your spouse
Being able to work effectively with your other half, as well as having a positive and loving relationship after the business is shut for the day, is vital not just to those businesses, but on a larger scale to our country's success.
Brian Fallow: NZ mortgage boom ushers in danger
COMMENT: Debt is growing twice as fast as economic growth, writes Brian Fallow.
Ready, set, crash: Could NZ be next?
Someday, something will burst the swelling property bubble -- the fallout won't be pretty.
'Why do men stay buttoned-up?'
Cleavage for women, but buttoned up for men - is there a different dress standard for women at work?
Why Reserve Bank was right to hold rates
COMMENT: Here's why the Reserve Bank has made the right move this morning.
Staying calm under pressure tells a lot
COMMENT: Here's some ideas for how to keep your cool when problems arise.
Nick Smith: 'Houses more affordable now'
Housing affordability is no worse in Auckland than in 2008, Housing Minister Nick Smith says.
Is finance too fragile?
Could the technology behind bitcoin make the world less vulnerable to financial disasters?
Theresa Gattung: Why there are so few women at the top
COMMENT: How can there be so few women at the top?
The indebted Kiwis in 'intensive care'
New Zealanders officially have around $15.7b in consumer debt, but one money expert says it's actually much higher than that.
Dividend yields entice investor cash
New Zealand shares rose as continued demand for better returns from investors faced with local interest rates drove up leading companies.
The distraction of meaningless investment noise
COMMENT: An investor's key task is to sift through the blizzard of data, news and information and winnow out the stuff that's just noise.
Nation of Debt: Kiwi mortgage debt hits new high
NZ is poised to exceed half a trillion dollars worth of gross debt as mortgage lending accelerates at its fastest rate since the global financial crisis.
Nation of Debt: How does NZ compare?
New Zealand's household debt level is one of the highest in the developed world compared to the size of our economy.
Mood shifting towards rates hold
Market prices are in 75 per cent likelihood of no OCR cut with domestic economy is solid and global outlook is improving.
Brian Fallow: Fiddling while the emissions grow
COMMENT: Legislation has been taken to remove the Emmissions Trading Scheme's buy one, get one free provision.