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NZ creates remarkably valuable tech firms. How can it keep more of the benefits?
15+ min ago (468+ words) A new stocktake of the tech ecosystem shows NZ has grown companies now valued at more than $133 billion. But is it as good at retaining them?...
As home loan applications drop, the big four banks face a growing challenge from Macquarie
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (883+ words) Over the past week, all four of Australia’s biggest banks have reported falls of between 12% to 20% in new home loan applications since the May federal budget. After announcing it would keep interest rates on hold, the Reserve Bank confirmed demand…...
Why the Aussie dollar is climbing back towards a 36-year high against the yen
5+ day, 22+ min ago (795+ words) The Australian dollar is once again climbing against the Japanese yen, back towards its highest level in decades. If you have an overseas holiday booked for Japan, you’re in luck. Your dollars will go significantly further. But for the United…...
RBA holds rates steady as the housing market softens. But another hike is still possible
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (816+ words) The Reserve Bank of Australia has left the cash rate unchanged at 4.35% as it assesses whether the three interest rate rises delivered earlier this year are doing enough to slow the economy and bring inflation back under control. The RBA…...
Decolonizing economics means questioning where its ideas came from — and imagining new ones
1+ week, 5+ day ago (826+ words) Economics shapes many aspects of our daily lives, from the prices we pay to the policies governments adopt. Yet many of the ideas taught as universal principles of economics emerged from a narrow historical context and have rarely been examined…...
Your say: week beginning August 3
1+ week, 6+ day ago (17+ words) On testing your knowledge and determining fair pay for disabled workers: an edited selection of your views....
Britain’s quarter century: wealth and widening inequality
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1762+ words) In this second part in our series on how the UK has changed in the past 25 years, we look at the finances of both the nation and individuals, before turning to housing and business. Steve Schifferes, honorary research fellow, City…...
Can Australia’s newest bank give the ‘big four’ some real competition?
2+ week, 2+ day ago (976+ words) Australia officially has a new bank. Last week, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority granted Revolut Australia a full banking licence. This means it can now accept deposits as an Australian bank, offer eligible deposit products protected under the Financial Claims…...
This history of currencies suggests the US dollar’s dominance may fade – but it will happen slowly
2+ week, 2+ day ago (940+ words) On some measures, China has already overtaken the United States as the world’s largest economy. But the US dollar retains a dominant role in the international financial system and trade. How long will this continue? Looking to history, Barry Eichengreen’s…...
Americans feel the sting of high prices every day, so why does the Fed need so many ways to measure inflation?
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1610+ words) From gas to housing to groceries, consumers can’t escape inflation in their everyday lives. So why can’t policymakers agree on what the data is telling them – and if prices are falling fast enough? With tariffs pushing up prices of goods…...