Patrick O'meara

The Government's books have returned to surplus for the first time in seven years. The surplus is 414 million dollars in the year to June. Audio

Australia's highest court has reserved its judgement in a case challenging the constitutionality of Canberra's offshore detention of asylum seekers in the Pacific. Audio

Searchers find the body of 10-year-old, Alex Fisher.) Dozens of jobs to go as Solid Energy announces its closing the Huntly coal mine and Kim Dotcom takes the stand at his extradition hearing. Audio

After five years of drawn-out and tense negotiations - 12 Pacific Rim nations have finally agreed on the contentious Trans-Pacfic Partnership - the question now is will it be ratified? Economics… Audio

With us agin is our economics correspondent Patrick O'Meara. Audio

The Trans-Pacific Partnership deal has been reached in the early hours of this morning in Atlanta. Audio

Trade Ministers in Atlanta were supposed to hold a press conference this morning, to announce details of the Trans Pacific Partnership deal. This has been delayed again, as negotiators continued to… Audio

Trade Ministers are increasingly confident a deal to clinch a Pacific-wide trade pact is close. Economics correspondent Patrick O'Meara joins Morning Report. Audio

The Goverment is cautiously optimistic a deal to establish a Pacific-wide trade region can finally be wrapped up this week despite very little change to dairy access positions. Audio

Opponents of the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership trade pact have argued the Government's refusal to release information about the talks broke the law. Audio

New Zealand's largest company, Fonterra, has tripled its annual profit. Economics correspondent Patrick O'Meara has been looking at the numbers. Audio

On Wall St stocks are mixed as tepid US factory growth and China's worst manufacturing contraction since the global financial crisis weighed on investors. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

On Wall St, stocks have fallen amid a decline in commodity prices and continuing uncertainty about when the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates. Audio

On Wall St, stocks have risen, the Dow Jones Index up 92 points, or 0.6 percent, to 16,477 the broader S&P 500 up 5 points, or 0.2 percent, to 1,963. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

European and US markets have fallen following the Federal Reserve's decision late last week not to raise US interest rates. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

In currency markets, the dollar is trading at 64.14 US cents, 88.57 Australian, 41.11 pence, point-5637 euro, 77.10 yen, 4.09 renminbi and the TWI stands at 68.99 Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio