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Eric Hazan argues that the absence of data indicating a "jobpocalypse" is no reason for complacency

Eric Hazan argues that the absence of data indicating a "jobpocalypse" is no reason for complacency

‘Buy now, pay later’ doesn’t feel like debt. For young people, that can be a big problem

‘Buy now, pay later’ doesn’t feel like debt. For young people, that can be a big problem

Mark Laurence presents his proposed draft AI policy for New Zealand and calls for a national AI conference

Mark Laurence presents his proposed draft AI policy for New Zealand and calls for a national AI conference

Rabobank sees greater support to global dairy commodity prices and upside potential for the New Zealand farmgate milk price, and has raised its new season forecast

Rabobank sees greater support to global dairy commodity prices and upside potential for the New Zealand farmgate milk price, and has raised its new season forecast

Sami Mahroum warns that AI technology could flood public agnecies with more work than human decision-makers can realistically oversee

Sami Mahroum warns that AI technology could flood public agnecies with more work than human decision-makers can realistically oversee

Jim O'Neill see a growing need for international coordination to address growing global imbalances

Jim O'Neill see a growing need for international coordination to address growing global imbalances

Barry Eichengreen warns that opacity prevails in the private debt markets that are funding the AI boom. Investors need to watch out because regulators are not making information easy to obtain

Barry Eichengreen warns that opacity prevails in the private debt markets that are funding the AI boom. Investors need to watch out because regulators are not making information easy to obtain

Nick Carr takes issue with how the recent SPIVA research is being interpreted. He finds a range of aspects users of that research should know

Nick Carr takes issue with how the recent SPIVA research is being interpreted. He finds a range of aspects users of that research should know

Steven Paton says 2026’s El Niño is shaping up to be a doozy – it’s already affecting global shipping, fish behavior and heat

Steven Paton says 2026’s El Niño is shaping up to be a doozy – it’s already affecting global shipping, fish behavior and heat

Adair Turner argues that China's technological prowess will inevitably drive down industrial employment worldwide

Adair Turner argues that China's technological prowess will inevitably drive down industrial employment worldwide

‘We can have beautiful things!’ Why Auckland’s City Rail Link is about much more than trains

‘We can have beautiful things!’ Why Auckland’s City Rail Link is about much more than trains

Humanoid robots may be able to sprint and box, but Wai-keung Fung says the real test is doing the laundry

Humanoid robots may be able to sprint and box, but Wai-keung Fung says the real test is doing the laundry

Patrick Dodd & Hanoku Bathula explain how AI is helping businesses learn what customers will pay and what workers will accept

Patrick Dodd & Hanoku Bathula explain how AI is helping businesses learn what customers will pay and what workers will accept

Jonathan Ostry shares new research showing that unpredictability reduces foreign direct investment more than three times as much as tariffs do

Jonathan Ostry shares new research showing that unpredictability reduces foreign direct investment more than three times as much as tariffs do

Proposed Australian laws would let people opt out of social media algorithms. Tama Leaver explains

Proposed Australian laws would let people opt out of social media algorithms. Tama Leaver explains

Mohamed El-Erian finds that while diffusion of AI has been very broad, it has been shallow. Because it has yet to penetrate deeply into workflows, much of its productivity potential remains untapped - just as opposition to data centers grows

Mohamed El-Erian finds that while diffusion of AI has been very broad, it has been shallow. Because it has yet to penetrate deeply into workflows, much of its productivity potential remains untapped - just as opposition to data centers grows

Shelley Marshall argues Meta’s US$18 billion settlement echoes past tobacco lawsuits, including how they avoided harsh penalties

Shelley Marshall argues Meta’s US$18 billion settlement echoes past tobacco lawsuits, including how they avoided harsh penalties

James K. Galbraith reviews a new book, Everyman: The Untold Story of Economics, by Antara Haldar, that reckons with the origins of economics and the purpose behind it

James K. Galbraith reviews a new book, Everyman: The Untold Story of Economics, by Antara Haldar, that reckons with the origins of economics and the purpose behind it

Auckland now has a plan for congestion charging. But where are the extra buses?

Auckland now has a plan for congestion charging. But where are the extra buses?

Paolia Subacchi thinks US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's efforts to move bond markets shows that the US dollar remains everyone's problem

Paolia Subacchi thinks US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's efforts to move bond markets shows that the US dollar remains everyone's problem

Where is AI headed? Two media theorists from the 1960s can help us figure it out

Where is AI headed? Two media theorists from the 1960s can help us figure it out

Fresh from its Western Australia triumph, how will One Nation do in the eastern trenches?

Fresh from its Western Australia triumph, how will One Nation do in the eastern trenches?

Katharina Pistor thinks the US Fed and the US Treasury have lost sight of their central, but not independent, role in financial markets

Katharina Pistor thinks the US Fed and the US Treasury have lost sight of their central, but not independent, role in financial markets

Kenneth Rogoff warns that fiddling with bond maturities won't save the US from the painful fiscal choices ahead

Kenneth Rogoff warns that fiddling with bond maturities won't save the US from the painful fiscal choices ahead