Reti earmarks $70m of new agency’s budget for AI commercialisation grants
The Government defunded Callaghan, merged several Crown Research Institutes and trimmed what it called “blue sky” research funding…
Alarming US public debt means New Zealand Government should be more prudent – Bryce Wilkinson
Yet financial markets barely flinched. Why? It cannot be that investors have nowhere else to go. Sure, the…
Chinese Fiscal Spending Slowdown Persists in Risk for Growth
China’s government spending increased at a slower rate for the second straight month, underscoring how weaker fiscal support…
Bank Indonesia Aligns With Prabowo in ‘All-Out, Pro-Growth’ Push
Bank Indonesia got behind President Prabowo Subianto’s bid to galvanize growth following widespread cost-of-living protests, delivering a surprise…
Spain Economy to Grow More Strongly in 2025, New Forecasts Show
Spain’s government and central bank raised their economic-growth forecasts for 2025, cementing the country’s status as the region’s…
Wednesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Inside the Market’s roundup of some of today’s key analyst actions As uncertainty swirls around Anglo American PLC’s…
New Zealand Current Account Gap Narrows Sharply on Temu Effect
New Zealand’s current account deficit has narrowed dramatically after a downward revision to imports because of more low-value…
Government rejects KiwiSaver contribution push for councillors and mayors
Necklen said that pursuing the KiwiSaver change has been on LGNZ’s agenda since 2023. However, even proponents of…
Auckland’s Delmore housing project rejection pits Government against Auckland Council
Rather than a boon, it was being built in an area without sufficient public infrastructure – where wastewater…
Christopher Luxon says he hasn’t discussed hiking fuel taxes ‘at this time’ but Cabinet has agreed to a 12c hike in 2027
Hipkins asked Luxon about the cost of vehicle registration fees, which went up $25 this year and will…
Tokoroa plywood mill faces closure as Carter Holt Harvey looks to import
“It really sucks.” Middlemiss has been the organiser for the paper and timber union in Tokoroa since 1984…
Govt scrambles to change law allowing convicted abusers to adopt internationally
“We know, for example, about instances in which people with known care and protection histories, or previous convictions…