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Lessons from monetary policy mistakes during Covid

Opinion: Impacts of most aggressive monetary policy easing in the Bank’s history are dire.

Liam Dann: Oil company mega-profits signal need for change

OPINION: Did we ask for this?

Wonky Box - the cut-price produce pursuit proving popular

A direct-to-consumer produce delivery box is a hit in this cost of living crisis.

Kiwis keep spending despite inflation, rate hikes and recession risk

New data shows consumer spending bounced back in January.

Editorial: Social insurance scheme had best intentions but too complex

Editorial: It's not surprising the $3.5 billion proposal is "off the table" for now.

Disney to axe 7000 jobs in $8.7 billion cost-cutting plan

Financial Times: Returning boss faces serious challenges - and a challenger.

ANZ Truckometer shows traffic flows easing as economy cools

Lower traffic volumes suggest some risk to economic forecasts.

US trade deficit hits record high

NY Times: US economic machine guzzles up more imports.

Australian bank admits botch-up, refunds prominent Kiwi entertainer A$30k

St George Bank blamed a 'one-off processing issue' for the botch-up.

Burnout in the workplace: Will Ardern influence a new Great Resignation?

The PM can do it - but can you afford to change jobs in 2023?

Can you afford a hit of $800 per fortnight? The poison dart in NZ’s economy

Rising interest rates have a delayed impact.

Immigration is not the silver bullet, says economist

'Risks attached to loosening the settings too much in the current economy.'

Chris Hipkins to meet with business leaders

New PM in Auckland to hear from heads of industry.

Liam Dann: Inflation data offers little for new PM to cheer about

The topline numbers remained stubbornly unmoved from the previous quarter.

Latest inflation stats: Rising cost of housing, food and transport

The consumers price index shot up by 7.2 per cent, but some "encouraging" signs noticed.

Carmen Hall: Food price hikes will hurt poorest most

Vegetable soup has got me through a few winters.

Editorial: The economic slowdown has arrived

OPINION: Our editorial says inflation is expected to keep running 'red hot.

Inflation expected to remain 'red hot'

Economists expect inflation to have fallen a fraction in the December quarter.