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Soaring chocolate and olive oil prices push annual food price inflation up

Selected price index data shows overall inflation pressure continues to ease.

Inside Economics: Do we really need to spend more on infrastructure?

OPINION: And Liam Dann looks at the economic policy debate ahead of the US election.

Leaving home: Records tumble for Kiwi departures

The latest data shows the overall net migration rate falling from high levels.

Are you better off than your parents were?

Inflation has pushed up many costs in recent decades.

‘Chrono-working’ tipped to be NZ’s next big employment craze

But are bosses suffering Next Big Thing fatigue?

Key economic indicator turns positive in NZ for first time in two years

An upwardly sloping NZ yield curve is jolting people out of a 'survive to 25' mindset.

10 lessons top economists learnt from the Covid years

Liam Dann asks leading economists what they learned from the pandemic.

US short-term bond yields fall below longer-term

Financial Times: A shift in US bond yields has left many investors guessing.

Liam Dann: Business failures have hit levels not seen since the economy was booming. What gives?

OPINION: The number of business failures is accelerating, yet confidence is rising.

Sotheby’s earnings plunge as art market catches a chill

Financial Times: Arch-rival Christie’s also suffering from slowdown in auctions.

Are we at 'peak bad' for the economy?

Confidence is important - but a real recovery will need more, economist says.

'Hold them captive': Kiwi billionaire boss wants to ban staff leaving for coffee

'We can’t have people working three days a week and picking up five days a week pay.'

Darren Shand on what he learned from 20 years as All Blacks manager

What can businesses learn from the world of high-performance sports?

More than 100 jobs lost as logistics company closes down Auckland stevedoring operations

Staff were informed of the redundancy process today.

The right to disconnect after hours: Would a new ‘do not disturb’ law take off in NZ?

The right to refuse to reply to your boss after hours is now enshrined in some countries.

New national infrastructure agency to map out 30-year plan

The agency will be established from December.

Veterans, troops in race against time to get rugby team to Invictus Games

Troops and vets likely to need business and public support to afford wheelchairs.

Asia shares edge up before inflation tests, oil gains after Israel-Hezbollah rocket salvos

Shares crept cautiously higher, oil prices climb after Israel-Hezbollah rocket fire.