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Inside Economics with Liam Dann: When your mortgage rate rises, who gets the money?

In the first of his new mid-week columns Liam Dann answers reader questions.

Richard Prebble: Why the Reserve Bank should have hiked the OCR

OPINION: PM has left previous govt appointees in key roles - including the Reserve Bank.

Govt spending cuts unlikely to get books back to surplus by 2027

Nicola Willis will 'update' the Government's tax/spend goals.

Shrinkflation 101: The economics of smaller groceries

New York Times: Companies are downsizing products without downsizing prices.

Diana Clement: Tax and the gig economy

OPINION: Knowing your tax obligations when it comes to side hustles.

Liam Dann: Why do we always have to suffer through this OCR pain?

Is there any good news on the horizon for mortgage holders?

Bruce Cotterill: Labour needs fresh ideas to restore credibility

OPINION: Some might survive if the rhetoric changes; meanwhile it’s looking embarrassing.

What does the Reserve Bank’s official cash rate review mean for my mortgage?

ANALYSIS: Mortgage rate cuts seem more likely than hikes.

Market Watch: The AI company boosting your KiwiSaver - could it all crash?

Has AI chip company Nvidia inflated markets into bubble territory?

Buildhub liquidation: 145 immigrants fired, company owes $2.2m

In a cruel twist, the company blamed its own staff and media reports here and overseas.

Liam Dann: How Luxon can rebuild the economy... and why he’ll struggle

OPINION: All of the new Government's obvious economic paths look challenging.

Labour market grows for first time since August - Seek

However, competition for roles remains extremely tight.

Editorial: Stalled housing market a symptom of economy stuck in neutral

The economic message for 2024 is clear: hang on, a rebound is coming, but not yet.

Opinion: Why the world's investors are keeping a close eye on Australia and NZ

Financial Times: A tinkle of warning bells is ringing Down Under for investors.

NZ must brace for more big supply shocks - Productivity Commission

The commission's last report warns of the need to prepare for economic disruption.

Max Whitehead: Employment law needs a shake-up

OPINION: A step in the right direction.

Hedge fund stampede into cocoa futures fuels record price jump

Speculative traders have amassed a $US8.7b bet on further gains, the largest ever.

The uninsurable world: What climate change is costing property owners

Soaring premiums are a de facto ‘carbon price’ on consumers as the weather gets worse.