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A significantly weaker US dollar and overall heightened risk pushed gold higher during April. US policy and structural risks will drive gold investment. Profit taking could bring pause but may also encourage consumers

A significantly weaker US dollar and overall heightened risk pushed gold higher during April. US policy and structural risks will drive gold investment. Profit taking could bring pause but may also encourage consumers

Tom Harper looks at why Trump fails to understand China’s trade war tactics, and what his negotiators should be reading

Tom Harper looks at why Trump fails to understand China’s trade war tactics, and what his negotiators should be reading

API fees are a tariff on open banking competition, Prosaic's Nick Houldsworth says

API fees are a tariff on open banking competition, Prosaic's Nick Houldsworth says

Xu Qiyuan observes that conventional policy tools can do little to counter a crisis that the US president has caused

Xu Qiyuan observes that conventional policy tools can do little to counter a crisis that the US president has caused

Moving towns: Four stories of communities facing relocation show the complex realities of managed retreat

Moving towns: Four stories of communities facing relocation show the complex realities of managed retreat

RBNZ stress test of general insurers assesses potential response to major earthquake and severe cyber-risk incidents

RBNZ stress test of general insurers assesses potential response to major earthquake and severe cyber-risk incidents

Hélène Rey urges European officials to act quickly to capture some of the "exorbitant privilege" long enjoyed by the US dollar

Hélène Rey urges European officials to act quickly to capture some of the "exorbitant privilege" long enjoyed by the US dollar

Spain-Portugal blackouts: what actually happened, and what can Iberia and Europe learn from it?

Spain-Portugal blackouts: what actually happened, and what can Iberia and Europe learn from it?

A new survey of more than 200,000 people across 22 countries looks for global patterns and local differences in what it means to live a good life

A new survey of more than 200,000 people across 22 countries looks for global patterns and local differences in what it means to live a good life

Whether GDP swings up or down, there are limits to what it says about the economy and your place in it, Sophie Mitra points out

Whether GDP swings up or down, there are limits to what it says about the economy and your place in it, Sophie Mitra points out

The government plans to regulate carbon capture technologies – but who will be the regulating agency?

The government plans to regulate carbon capture technologies – but who will be the regulating agency?

Willis warns of a ‘tight’ budget to come, but NZ should be going for productivity, not austerity, Dennis Wesselbaum argues

Willis warns of a ‘tight’ budget to come, but NZ should be going for productivity, not austerity, Dennis Wesselbaum argues

Rabobank analysts say the new Indonesian school milk program is expected to create opportunities for New Zealand’s dairy sector

Rabobank analysts say the new Indonesian school milk program is expected to create opportunities for New Zealand’s dairy sector

Dambisa Moyo advises investors to prepare for crisis scenarios where conventional risk-management strategies no longer work

Dambisa Moyo advises investors to prepare for crisis scenarios where conventional risk-management strategies no longer work

The IMF says stronger regional economic ties in Asia can help build resilience during a time of growing policy uncertainty

The IMF says stronger regional economic ties in Asia can help build resilience during a time of growing policy uncertainty

This may be as good as it gets: NZ and Australia face a complicated puzzle when it comes to supermarket prices, Richard Meade says

This may be as good as it gets: NZ and Australia face a complicated puzzle when it comes to supermarket prices, Richard Meade says

Amid heightened uncertainty, policymakers will need to deal with complex trade-offs between debt, slower growth, and new spending pressures, says the IMF

Amid heightened uncertainty, policymakers will need to deal with complex trade-offs between debt, slower growth, and new spending pressures, says the IMF

The billions spent on NZ’s accommodation supplement is failing to make rent affordable – so what will?

The billions spent on NZ’s accommodation supplement is failing to make rent affordable – so what will?

Risks have risen as financial conditions tightened, with key vulnerabilities ahead, IMF warns

Risks have risen as financial conditions tightened, with key vulnerabilities ahead, IMF warns

Amid trade tensions and high policy uncertainty, the path forward will be determined by how challenges are confronted and opportunities embraced, says the IMF

Amid trade tensions and high policy uncertainty, the path forward will be determined by how challenges are confronted and opportunities embraced, says the IMF

Wall Street caught between a rock and a hard place as tensions between US and China rise

Wall Street caught between a rock and a hard place as tensions between US and China rise

Zhang Jun thinks China's policymakers should focus on providing more income support and social protections

Zhang Jun thinks China's policymakers should focus on providing more income support and social protections

Keun Lee explains why the US Administration's ham-handed approach to trade is doomed to fail

Keun Lee explains why the US Administration's ham-handed approach to trade is doomed to fail

Eswar Prasad and Caroline Smiltneks consider the growth prospects for the major economies in the wake of the Trump tariff actions

Eswar Prasad and Caroline Smiltneks consider the growth prospects for the major economies in the wake of the Trump tariff actions

Heightened tensions can hurt stock markets, raise government borrowing costs, and pose risks to financial stability, says the IMF

Heightened tensions can hurt stock markets, raise government borrowing costs, and pose risks to financial stability, says the IMF