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Economists grow gloomier on 2024 as central banks delay rate cuts

FINANCIAL TIMES: Stronger US economy and stickier inflation trigger downgrades for 2024.

Audrey Young: Dispute widens over legitimacy of National’s foreign buyer tax

OPINION: Nicola Willis gives a big clue about tax rules.

China’s economic slowdown reverberates across Asia

Financial Times: South Korea mired in longest manufacturing slump since 1970s.

Liam Dann: Why both Labour and National have got it wrong on tax

OPINION: It seems New Zealanders have collectively decided to ignore the China crisis.

Powerful Typhoon Saola makes landfall in China

Trading on Hong Kong’s stock market is suspended and hundreds of people are stranded.

Hong Kong grinds to near standstill as Super Typhoon Saola edges closer

Stock market trading was suspended and more than 400 flights were canceled or delayed.

She rose from poverty as China prospered. Then it made her poor again

New York Times: How did a successful businesswoman end up on China's blacklist?

China has just changed the rules for incoming tourists. Here's what you should know

The new rules are now in effect.

US sharemarket slump: Markets suffering from August anxiety - Mark Lister

OPINION: Mark Lister says August is typically one of the weaker months for US shares.

How Saudi Arabia and UAE are positioning themselves for power

Financial Times: Confident oil-rich Gulf states are forging new alliances in Asia.

Bargain or baggage? Weighing up China Eastern's long-haul economy flight

The economy traveller's guide: what to expect on a China Eastern long-haul flight.

Alistair Crozier: We need a healthy, connected Chinese economy

OPINION: There is legitimate concern around NZ about the state of the Chinese economy.

US tells China to be more transparent with economic data amid slowdown

Financial Times: US says Beijing’s crackdown on information is not ‘responsible’.

A2 Milk disappoints despite record $1 billion in China sales

But the firm still faces issues in the infant formula market in China.

Editorial: Co-operation better than point-scoring

OPINION: A lot of New Zealand's problems are global.

NZ popular destination for same-sex marriages, decade after law change

Same-sex couples have come from as far away as the UK to get married in Aotearoa.