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Harold James explains what is really driving the Trump Administration's currency and bond-market interventions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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’

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

Gene Frieda explains why any strategy for reducing global imbalances must account for China's exchange-rate management

Rick McGahey sees Zohran Mamdani's effort to balance redistribution and dynamism in New York City as a bellwether for the left

Rick McGahey sees Zohran Mamdani's effort to balance redistribution and dynamism in New York City as a bellwether for the left