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Inside Economics: Rate cut next week? Economists call for Reserve Bank to move now

Our debt mountain keeps growing, and why even the global rout may not get us rate cuts.

Liam Dann: 7 tips for beating market meltdown anxiety

OPINION: Don't let the global market rout stress you out. Markets will win in the end.

ASB, BNZ, Kiwibank drop some lending rates

Cuts made ahead of next week's OCR announcement.

Market Watch: The Kamala effect and what investors should expect from the next US President

Political drama is shaking up the US investment outlook.

Will higher unemployment bring interest rates down faster?

Stats NZ releases labour market data for the second quarter on Wednesday.

How much!? The big ugly number that Kiwis owe the world

Liam Dann takes a deep dive into how much total gross debt Kiwis owe.

Liam Dann: What’s going to happen to interest rates from here?

OPINION: When the first cut comes matters less than where the mortgage rates will land.

NZ Treasury boss to become Australia’s Auditor-General

Finance Minister looking for a "change agent" to replace Caralee McLiesh.

'Pretty tough market': Decline in hiring activity accelerates in June

Economic pressures are continuing to stymie hiring activity.

David Seymour talks economics, philosophy and the key to solving poverty

ACT leader (and acting PM) talks about the underlying philosophy that drives him

Opinion: Science sector review and a better future for NZ

OPINION: This could be a once-in-a-generation chance to transform our R&D.

How AI may impact our economy, according to Treasury officials

They even asked if it would replace their jobs as policymakers.

Auckland, Canterbury, Wellington defy house price downturn

High interest rates, cost of living pressures driving some to put their homes up for sale.

Sasha Borissenko: Siouxsie Wiles case reveals digital lag in health and safety law

OPINION: Protections are largely all bark and no bite when it comes to keyboard warriors.

Liam Dann: Economic optimism has broken out... should we be worried?

OPINION: There's light at the end of the tunnel, what if it's a train?

Twice the bonus for women: Rocket Lab defends recruitment referral programme

Space company wants to boost the number of women in its workforce.