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![Opinion: Science sector review and a better future for NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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.
![Retail in the doldrums: Two popular Newmarket retailers shut up shop](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Retail in the doldrums: Two popular Newmarket retailers shut up shop
There are clouds over retail throughout the country as consumers close their wallets.
![Auckland, Canterbury, Wellington defy house price downturn](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland, Canterbury, Wellington defy house price downturn
High interest rates, cost of living pressures driving some to put their homes up for sale.
![Liam Dann: Are we winning the inflation battle? Verdict due this week with CPI data out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Liam Dann: Are we winning the inflation battle? Verdict due this week with CPI data out
Consumer Price Index data should confirm whether November rate cut hopes are on the mark.
![Editorial: The familiar fall of SPQR is a lesson](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: The familiar fall of SPQR is a lesson
OPINION: SPQR was felled by forces that seem all too familiar to the hospitality industry.
![Liam Dann: Economic optimism has broken out... should we be worried?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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?
![US inflation eased further in June, helping cement path to rate cuts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
US inflation eased further in June, helping cement path to rate cuts
Another dose of encouraging data.
![Annual food prices drop for first time in six years - fruit and veges lead the way](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Annual food prices drop for first time in six years - fruit and veges lead the way
Good news for the inflation fight as food prices continue to ease, Stats NZ figures show.
![Rate cut in November looking likely: Economist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rate cut in November looking likely: Economist
RBNZ 'all over the place' but mostly moving in the right direction, Michael Reddell says.
![Reserve Bank keeps OCR on hold but expectations rise for earlier cut](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Reserve Bank keeps OCR on hold but expectations rise for earlier cut
The Reserve Bank has kept the cash rate on hold for the eighth consecutive meeting.
![Inside Economics: Why is the RBNZ so negative - and is the divide in rate-cut forecasts credible?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Inside Economics: Why is the RBNZ so negative - and is the divide in rate-cut forecasts credible?
Also today: is the divide in rate-cut forecasts credible? Why is the RBNZ so negative?
![Wall Street ends mixed as shares in chipmakers climb](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wall Street ends mixed as shares in chipmakers climb
Boeing rises after plea deal in 737 MAX probe.
![‘Five straight months of negative growth’: Auckland house values continue down](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘Five straight months of negative growth’: Auckland house values continue down
Chilly weather matches a particularly cold Auckland market for house sales and values.
![US consumer goods companies are losing upper hand on pricing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
US consumer goods companies are losing upper hand on pricing
Financial Times: Ones that imposed relentless post-pandemic price hikes reaching limits.
![Mortgagee sales on the rise as homeowners 'let it all go too long'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mortgagee sales on the rise as homeowners 'let it all go too long'
Interest rates, insurance costs, council rates tip some homeowners into difficulty.
![Retail spending slump nearly surpassing '80s sharemarket crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Retail spending slump nearly surpassing '80s sharemarket crash
Low activity overall, but some pick-up in the last few days of June.
![S&P 500, Nasdaq post record closing highs as data stokes hope for rate cut](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
S&P 500, Nasdaq post record closing highs as data stokes hope for rate cut
Markets hoping the Fed will finally cut interest rates.
![Wellington Zoo attracts record visitors, so why is it losing money?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wellington Zoo attracts record visitors, so why is it losing money?
The zoo is aiming to introduce new experiences to boost revenue.
![Inside Economics: Could synthetic milk sink the dairy industry?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Inside Economics: Could synthetic milk sink the dairy industry?
Could fake milk ruin our economy, and what should we make of the latest tech 'hype cycle'?
![Gloomy business survey sparks rate cut hopes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gloomy business survey sparks rate cut hopes
Latest Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion shows a downbeat outlook across all sectors.
![$150m+ investment: Where are eight new Foodstuffs North Island replacement supermarkets going?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
$150m+ investment: Where are eight new Foodstuffs North Island replacement supermarkets going?
Economic downturn didn't dent our food market: biggest owner expanding, replacing stores.