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Liam Dann: Why 70 really is the new 50 ... and why the retirement age will need to rise

OPINION: As if we don't have enough to worry about right now, we're all getting older.

'Good to see' – consumer confidence on the up

Consumer confidence has lifted but so too have inflation expectations.

Inside Economics: Donald Trump v the US Fed?

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

Liam Dann: RBNZ needs to cut interest rates further and faster

OPINION: The only certainty around the economic direction right now is uncertainty.

'Overstaffed': Two Reserve Bank assistant governors quit amid restructure

Departures following Adrian Orr's shock resignation as governor.

Annual inflation up to 2.5%

New CPI data shows rents drove an increase in inflation.

Fed chief warns Trump's tariffs could stoke inflation, hurt growth

Nasdaq slides 4.5% after Powell's warning.

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

Global tariff turmoil is making the inflation outlook more uncertain.

Crane numbers down 15% nationally with sharper drop in Auckland

'This is not surprising given the ongoing issues in the market' - Steve Gracey of RLB.

Inside Economics: Could Trump tariffs mean lower OCR, plus why house prices are just ‘plodding’

OPINION: Liam Dann takes a deep dive into the week's economic news.

ANZ Business Outlook: Slowly improving but it ‘isn’t easy’

Business confidence is steady but inflation pressures have risen, an ANZ survey says.

Not so clever: Fletcher Building’s prefab house-building factory to shut

The $15m factory, which has 35 workers, will close by June 30.

ASB: ‘If economic recoveries are cars – New Zealand is more Prius than Ferrari’

An ASB economist outlines the 'good, the bad and the ugly' of the recovery.

Liam Dann: If this is a recovery, why does it feel so bad?

OPINION: We're out of recession but consumer confidence has slumped again.

Have we escaped recession? Experts on what to expect this week

"The economy is climbing out of a deep hole" - ANZ economists

Liam Dann: Can the economy recover in time to save Luxon?

OPINION: Economists say the recovery is under way but the public aren't feeling it yet.