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The World Gold Council looks at the likely trajectory for the gold price in multiple scenarios; BAU, stagflation, rising geopolitical tensions, or conflict resolution

The World Gold Council looks at the likely trajectory for the gold price in multiple scenarios; BAU, stagflation, rising geopolitical tensions, or conflict resolution

Zhang Jun singles out China's massive scale, inclusive education, and horizontal competition as key reasons for its manufacturing success

Zhang Jun singles out China's massive scale, inclusive education, and horizontal competition as key reasons for its manufacturing success

Tom Logan and Paula Blackett say treating climate risk as an individual responsibility may reduce short-term government liability, but it will not reduce long-term social and fiscal liability

Tom Logan and Paula Blackett say treating climate risk as an individual responsibility may reduce short-term government liability, but it will not reduce long-term social and fiscal liability

James K. Galbraith asks whether US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is right to urge the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates

James K. Galbraith asks whether US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is right to urge the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates

NZ’s new AI strategy is long on ‘economic opportunity’ but short on managing ethical and social risk

NZ’s new AI strategy is long on ‘economic opportunity’ but short on managing ethical and social risk

Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think − an electrical engineer explains

Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think − an electrical engineer explains

We need to ask hard questions about the claimed economic benefits of fast-track mining projects

We need to ask hard questions about the claimed economic benefits of fast-track mining projects

Desmond Lachman highlights the myriad ways Donald Trump is undermining markets' faith in the US economy and the US dollar

Desmond Lachman highlights the myriad ways Donald Trump is undermining markets' faith in the US economy and the US dollar

Yi Fuxian fears that China's policymakers have learned nothing from Japan's housing experience

Yi Fuxian fears that China's policymakers have learned nothing from Japan's housing experience

Hervé Goulletquer warns that investors are normalising US-induced economic and financial uncertainty at their peril

Hervé Goulletquer warns that investors are normalising US-induced economic and financial uncertainty at their peril

New laws to make it harder for large Australian and foreign companies to avoid paying tax

New laws to make it harder for large Australian and foreign companies to avoid paying tax

The Bank for International Settlements' Hyun Song Shin says a stabilising force is required in turbulent times

The Bank for International Settlements' Hyun Song Shin says a stabilising force is required in turbulent times

A gold analyst says ongoing fiscal concerns will likely lead to bond market volatility, ultimately supporting the gold market as investors look for alternative safe-haven assets

A gold analyst says ongoing fiscal concerns will likely lead to bond market volatility, ultimately supporting the gold market as investors look for alternative safe-haven assets

Shang-Jin Wei identifies areas where inter-regional cooperation can make up for the abdication of American leadership

Shang-Jin Wei identifies areas where inter-regional cooperation can make up for the abdication of American leadership

Keun Lee & Isabel Álvarez identify factors that can enhance or undermine the growth-boosting potential of globalisation

Keun Lee & Isabel Álvarez identify factors that can enhance or undermine the growth-boosting potential of globalisation

One bad rainstorm away from disaster: Mark Bloomberg & Steve Urlich say proposed changes to forestry rules won’t solve the ‘slash’ problem

One bad rainstorm away from disaster: Mark Bloomberg & Steve Urlich say proposed changes to forestry rules won’t solve the ‘slash’ problem

Auckland housing supply has responded to shifts in demand, supported by the Unitary Plan and the construction industry’s ability to scale up

Auckland housing supply has responded to shifts in demand, supported by the Unitary Plan and the construction industry’s ability to scale up

How Internet of Things devices affect your privacy – even when they’re not yours

How Internet of Things devices affect your privacy – even when they’re not yours

New report highlights the food and agri sector’s looming $150 billion intergenerational wealth transfer

New report highlights the food and agri sector’s looming $150 billion intergenerational wealth transfer

NZ’s plan to ‘welcome anyone, from anywhere, anytime’ is not a sustainable tourism policy

NZ’s plan to ‘welcome anyone, from anywhere, anytime’ is not a sustainable tourism policy

Michael Strain argues that a free-enterprise system is not merely a tool, as J.D. Vance has argued, but an end in itself

Michael Strain argues that a free-enterprise system is not merely a tool, as J.D. Vance has argued, but an end in itself

Dambisa Moyo warns investors not to rely on past playbooks as long-ignored vulnerabilities hit asset values

Dambisa Moyo warns investors not to rely on past playbooks as long-ignored vulnerabilities hit asset values

Willem Buiter and Anne Sibert expect policy-induced inflation to drive nominal losses on outstanding US Treasuries

Willem Buiter and Anne Sibert expect policy-induced inflation to drive nominal losses on outstanding US Treasuries

Computers tracking us, an ‘electronic collar’: Gilles Deleuze’s 1990 Postcript on the Societies of Control was eerily prescient

Computers tracking us, an ‘electronic collar’: Gilles Deleuze’s 1990 Postcript on the Societies of Control was eerily prescient

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has been called the ‘AI Oppenheimer’ – but he dismisses concerns: AI is just ‘processing data’

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has been called the ‘AI Oppenheimer’ – but he dismisses concerns: AI is just ‘processing data’