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New inflation data due today: Are prices on the rise again?

Global tariff turmoil is making the inflation outlook more uncertain.

What submitters say about Anna Mowbray, Ali Williams' helipad application

All 1397 public submissions are out: 91% or 1277 opposed, 108 supporting, 12 are neutral.

NZ businesses struggling to see returns from their AI spend - the factors holding them back

Many NZ firms see marginal gains from AI despite heavy investment.

Gloomy forecast: ANZ sees OCR falling to 2.5% as recovery falters

GDP growth will be weaker as confidence weakens, ANZ economists say.

Labour tight-lipped as Te Pāti Māori wants Māori to receive Super at 55-58

Te Pāti Māori's policy could cost nearly $4 billion.

Inside Economics: Measuring tariff turmoil uncertainty... plus inflation risks

Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news

China orders airlines not to take any more Boeing deliveries

Trump accuses Beijing of reneging on a deal with US aviation giant.

Richard Prebble: Prime Minister is missing the mark on trade leadership

OPINION: Luxon wants to take the fight global but he needs to focus on the home front.

Many public servants using AI off their own bat, but few trained - experts raise red flags

A DIY free-for-all. Government says more training and an advisory panel are on the way.

China halts critical exports as trade war intensifies

New York Times: Tap turned off on rare minerals and magnets used in EVs, chips, aerospace.

Opinion: Risk of another GFC rises as trade war takes world to the brink

Dangerous stand-off: This is the economic equivalent of the Cuban missile crisis.

'Good sense of optimism': SMEs lead NZ's economic upswing

'First time in 5 years we’ve had a positive swing on sentiment.'

US tariffs rise as China retaliates with 125% tax on goods

Xi said China is 'not afraid' and urged the EU to resist the US practices.

Trump exempts smartphones, laptops, chips in China tariff backdown

Good news for iPhone maker Apple and others who make tech products in China for the US.

Nadine Higgins: Deposit rates tumbling – where do I put my savings now?

OPINION: Term deposit rates have fallen from 6% last year to about 4.3% now.

Bruce Cotterill: US tariffs won't rattle NZ's market confidence

OPINION: Is tariff panic premature for NZ?

Douglas Pharmaceuticals installs AI-driven robots, faces up to tariff threat

Four times faster than the humans.

Treasury keen on crisis time OCR cuts, not spending and money printing

The agency still can't pinpoint the benefits of the Covid-era $55 billion LSAP programme.