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Argentina’s peso plunges in warning light for Milei

Financial Times: Aggressive interest rate cuts blamed for black market volatility.

US says ‘time to break up’ Ticketmaster parent Live Nation

Financial Times: 'Monopoly' blamed for suffocating competition in live music industry.

Opinion: What can and can’t be learnt from Singapore

Financial Times: The island’s ultimate strength has been a lack of dogma.

NZ’s top finance professionals: The big winners at the Infinz Awards

The Institute of Finance Professionals hosted its annual awards dinner last Thursday.

Biggest US retailers cut prices as inflation hits shoppers

Financial Times: Analysts see two big retailers setting new tone after years of increases.

Calculated bluff or dose of realism? Why RBNZ isn't pencilling in rate cut until later next year

Economist notes this isn't the first time the RBNZ's talked tough before slashing rates.

PwC faces crisis in China over audit of failed property giant Evergrande

Financial Times: Role in approving failed property giant’s accounts has led to infighting.

Inside Economics: That lost 1994 Pak'nSave receipt, China's rebound, and are banks ripping us off?

OPINION: Liam Dann answers economics questions and digs through the week's economic news.

US lab-grown meat bans criticised as culture war ‘own goal’

Financial Times: Australian start-up warns America is ceding a competitive advantage.

Why banks are more profitable in NZ than Aussie - is the RBNZ to blame?

But the former RBNZ governor says the impact of capital rules shouldn't be overstated.

Four-day week pioneer Andrew Barnes: 'I hated the person I had become'

Four-day week pioneer doesn't have time for a three-day weekend.

Tesla must climb ‘Mt Everest’ to win shareholder vote, chair warns

Financial Times: Chair says the idea that she is too close to Elon Musk is ‘crap’.

Reddit shares surge as it strikes content deal with OpenAI

Financial Times: The agreement gives OpenAI access to content on Reddit.

Brazil supreme court chief hits back at Elon Musk after X rulings

Financial Times: Court links Musk with ‘destructive’ international far-right movement.

Infinz Awards celebrate big winners in the finance industry

A crowd of 750 people attended the awards night in Auckland to celebrate success.

Slower pace of US inflation sends Wall Street stocks to record highs

Financial Times: Investors increase bets on Fed interest rate cuts this year.