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Why are interest rate rises not taming inflation?

Financial Times: Tight labour markets delay return to price stability around the world.

Watchdog puts kibosh on crypto company

In-validus: Mega-return offers were too good to be true, FMA says.

Toyota says solid-state battery breakthrough can halve cost and size

Financial Times: Breakthrough sparks ambitions to slash battery size, weight and cost.

Major South Korean bank to refund Kiwi borrowers $11m

The bank was found to have breached its obligations under the CCCFA.

How Ikea CEO Jesper Brodin dealt with unhappy customers

Financial Times: Furniture group's CEO invested in online business as rivals circled.

Ghost landlord and big confusion in US banking failure

Financial Times: Some consider rebranding after being mistaken for companies in turmoil.

Diana Clement: Why can’t banks be open about open banking?

OPINION: They have it in Australia and the UK but why not here?

Consumer confidence up but cost of living continues to bite

ANZ Roy Morgan's consumer confidence survey this month was'"markedly up' on May.

Sticky inflation adversary prompts call to cut public spending

Financial Times: Are governments playing too fast and loose with fiscal policy?

EU to look at manipulating weather to address climate change

Financial Times: Commission braves climate storms by wading into geo-engineering debate.

Taxi test for bonds signals end of the ‘Tina’ era

FT: ‘There is no alternative to equities' mantra fades as fixed income's popularity rises.

Hello Foods receivership: Creditors claim $20m, liquidators called in

"We lost a lot of money."

Heavy traffic index up - but 'real' recession still expected

Are we there yet? 'Muddlling' economy a sign of colliding forces, bank says.

Opinion: Murky world of global food trading too big to ignore

OPINION: Dominance by a handful of companies deserves more scrutiny.

Kiwi footwear brand receivership: BNZ owed more than $4m

'Accelerated sale' as supply chain nightmares cause pain.

Govt has no immediate plans to inject more capital into Kiwibank

Robertson acknowledges Kiwibank hasn't always been a banking sector 'disrupter'.