Reserve Bank governor warns businesses against passing on higher costs
Reserve Bank governor Anna Breman. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Reserve Bank governor has warned businesses against…
NZD, AUD fall as RBNZ says inflation returning to target, no preset path
RBNZ signals steady hand on rates, nudging NZD lower and dragging AUD with it. Summary: NZD and AUD…
Japan inflation slows to 1.5% in January, core measures ease. What will the BoJ think?
Japan inflation cools sharply in January, easing near-term pressure on the BoJ. Summary: Headline CPI y/y: 1.5% (exp.…
Southeast Asia braces for ‘increasing divergence’ after mixed 2025 growth
Economy Trump tariffs, China’s ‘deflationary exports,’ climate risks loom over region People watch New Year’s fireworks in Quezon City on…
Do you remember your first crappy job? Today’s young people would wish for half your luck | Gaby Hinsliff
When Keir Starmer was 14 years old, he got a part-time job clearing stones from a local farmer’s…
Hainan Free Trade Port is the future of globalization
For decades, globalization was widely accepted as an almost inevitable trajectory. The more open an economy, the prevailing…
Australia’s unique failure – MacroBusiness
In the years since the pandemic and high inflation began impacting the Australian economy, the nation’s workers have…
Breakfast briefing: US leading index falls again
Here’s our summary of key economic events overnight that affect New Zealand with news the US leading index…
Growth in digital buoys margin amid consumer trade-down
Key Morningstar metrics for WalmartFair Value Estimate: $62.00Morningstar Rating: ★Morningstar Economic Moat Rating: WideMorningstar Uncertainty Rating: MediumWhat we…
Without tradies, Australia cannot build for the future
Build Skills Australia’s recent report claimed that there aren’t enough tradespeople to meet Labor’s target of building 1.2…
US Notches One of Its Biggest Annual Trade Gaps Since 1960
(Bloomberg) — The US trade deficit widened in December, capping a turbulent year of erratic tariff policy. The…
Brain drain exacting heavy economic toll
Greece’s demographic crisis, one of the most severe in the European Union, worsened during the financial crisis as…