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American revolution 2.0: how Trump has changed the US, and why it was powerless to stop him
Harold James explains what is really driving the Trump Administration's currency and bond-market interventions
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Harold James explains what is really driving the Trump Administration's currency and bond-market interventions
Jorge Arbache points out that apart from Wall Street, no other financial system has the capacity to absorb an exodus from America
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Jorge Arbache points out that apart from Wall Street, no other financial system has the capacity to absorb an exodus from America
China is launching a Moon mission to find water ice. It’s unlike anything NASA has done
China is launching a Moon mission to find water ice. It’s unlike anything NASA has done
Keun Lee points out that emerging markets were once closing in on the G7, but that progress has slowed
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Keun Lee points out that emerging markets were once closing in on the G7, but that progress has slowed
Dambisa Moyo considers the far-reaching implications of AI for healthcare, warfare, and the future of economic growth
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Dambisa Moyo considers the far-reaching implications of AI for healthcare, warfare, and the future of economic growth
Jim O'Neill considers the most plausible interpretations for a potentially concerning rise in yields
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Jim O'Neill considers the most plausible interpretations for a potentially concerning rise in yields
Rabobank is tracking consumer tolerance for higher and higher beef mince prices. So far demand is holding but they warn consumers will likely change preferences at some point soon
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Rabobank is tracking consumer tolerance for higher and higher beef mince prices. So far demand is holding but they warn consumers will likely change preferences at some point soon
Energy Collective's Eleanor Briggs looks at what El Niño reveals about our struggling energy sector
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Energy Collective's Eleanor Briggs looks at what El Niño reveals about our struggling energy sector
Michael Strain challenges the widespread US view that their normalisation of trade relations caused large US manufacturing job losses
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Michael Strain challenges the widespread US view that their normalisation of trade relations caused large US manufacturing job losses
Why a vote on taxing California’s billionaires is being watched around the world
Yi Fuxian notes former premier Zhu Rongji oversaw two major reforms in China with potentially dire consequences
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Yi Fuxian notes former premier Zhu Rongji oversaw two major reforms in China with potentially dire consequences
Trump’s ‘forever’ tariffs are kicking in for the long haul – and US consumers are footing the bill
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Trump’s ‘forever’ tariffs are kicking in for the long haul – and US consumers are footing the bill
Why the Pentagon is suddenly interested in a tiny town in New South Wales
Why the Pentagon is suddenly interested in a tiny town in New South Wales
As home loan applications drop, Australia's big four banks face a growing challenge from Macquarie
As home loan applications drop, Australia's big four banks face a growing challenge from Macquarie
New Zealand creates remarkably valuable tech firms. Rod McNaughton looks at how it can keep more of the benefits
New Zealand creates remarkably valuable tech firms. Rod McNaughton looks at how it can keep more of the benefits
As the climate breaks down, costs go up: Welcome to ‘climateflation’
Jeffrey Frankel advises the US not to squander what remains of its influence by demanding foreign-exchange interventions
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Jeffrey Frankel advises the US not to squander what remains of its influence by demanding foreign-exchange interventions
Joseph Darby sees an increasing risk of a mandated allocation of KiwiSaver money to NZ infrastructure or housing, in the name of fixing national problems. He traces the pattern at home and abroad, and weighs the odds
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Joseph Darby sees an increasing risk of a mandated allocation of KiwiSaver money to NZ infrastructure or housing, in the name of fixing national problems. He traces the pattern at home and abroad, and weighs the odds
New Zealand’s new flood maps are missing a hidden threat – the water quietly rising from below, Amandine Bosserelle & Leanne K Morgan say
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New Zealand’s new flood maps are missing a hidden threat – the water quietly rising from below, Amandine Bosserelle & Leanne K Morgan say
The tenancy dispute-resolution service is drowning in AI-generated claims because tenants are using it to submit grievances running to hundreds of pages, containing nonsensical legalese and seeking unrealistically large compensation
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The tenancy dispute-resolution service is drowning in AI-generated claims because tenants are using it to submit grievances running to hundreds of pages, containing nonsensical legalese and seeking unrealistically large compensation
Generative AI has changed mathematics forever. Where to from here?
Mohamed El-Erian notes that the entire global economic system is undergoing a transformation with no clear endpoint
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Mohamed El-Erian notes that the entire global economic system is undergoing a transformation with no clear endpoint
A second wave of high inflation cannot be ruled out, says the World Gold Council. But it does not imply a major gold rally on its own. That depends on how real rates, the US dollar, growth expectations, Asian investor demand and central banks respond
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A second wave of high inflation cannot be ruled out, says the World Gold Council. But it does not imply a major gold rally on its own. That depends on how real rates, the US dollar, growth expectations, Asian investor demand and central banks respond
Gene Frieda explains why any strategy for reducing global imbalances must account for China's exchange-rate management
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Gene Frieda explains why any strategy for reducing global imbalances must account for China's exchange-rate management