The UK is still hoping to work out a trade deal with the US - but early reports indicate it's quite a way off.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves recently arrived in Washington DC, and she's warned negotiations will take time.

UK correspondent Enda Brady says the UK economy needs the extra help, but it's unlikely a deal will come by the end of the week.

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US President Donald Trump has spent the past week verbally attacking Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and it's prompted concerns from the markets.

Trump recently claimed the US economy could slow down unless interest rates were lowered immediately - and said that Powell's termination 'cannot come soon enough'.

Sam Dickie from Fisher Funds explains what this could mean for investors.

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Local cheesemakers have voiced concerns about the competition created by supermarket-produced home-brands.

Smaller brands have been forced to scale back on production to reduce their reliance on the supermarkets - in a bid to focus on filling niches that appeal to Kiwi cheese lovers.

The Country's Rowena Duncum explains further.

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