Japan’s power prices climb to highest since 2023 on heat wave
Japanese power prices jumped to the highest in more than three years as hot weather boosted electricity demand…
Euro: ECB patience with inflation and growth tension – BNY
Geoff Yu at BNY notes that Europe is seeking a Goldilocks mix of improving activity without reigniting inflation,…
New Fed chair faces critical test at Jackson Hole as inflation fears mount | US economy
The new US Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, faces a critical test this week amid anxiety in government…
Singapore inflation hits highest in nearly two years, but undershoots expectations
A housewife (R) buys vegetables at a wet market in Singapore Roslan Rahman | Afp | Getty Images…
UK productivity growing faster than official figures suggest, thinktank finds | Productivity
Productivity in the UK – a vital measure of economic health – is growing more strongly than official…
Which foods have become less affordable for New Zealanders?
Some essential food items have increased in price twice as fast as wages have risen over the past…
Stats NZ reports first fall in seasonally adjusted retail sales volumes since 2024
Seasonally adjusted retail sales fell 0.5% in April, May and June, breaking an almost two-year streak of increased…
NCEA underachievement: NZ’s failure rate is bigger than we thought and worsening
But almost 2700 school leavers in 2025 had 30 credits at Level 2 or above yet still left…
New Zealand Retail Sales fall 0.5% QoQ in Q2, vs 0.1 expected
Retail Sales,a measures of the volume of sales of goods by retailers in New Zealand, fell 0.5% QoQ…
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A side view, of how the new Lido apartment building would look from Blair Street by Felicity WongPoliticians…
Spain-Morocco Trade Reaches Over €22.757 Billion in 2025
Rabat – New data from Spanish news agency EFE highlights Morocco’s importance as one of Spain’s key trading…
Labour’s pledge to reinstate the Reserve Bank’s dual mandate only risks worsening the cost of living – Jenée Tibshraeny
However, with the inflation rate spiking to 7.3% in 2022, remaining stubbornly high for the following two years,…