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Kenneth Rogoff warns that the quest for AI dominance is driving governments to adopt AI faster than they can manage it

Kenneth Rogoff warns that the quest for AI dominance is driving governments to adopt AI faster than they can manage it

Kenneth Rogoff warns that the AI boom could deepen inequality in ways no country, rich or poor, is prepared to manage

Kenneth Rogoff warns that the AI boom could deepen inequality in ways no country, rich or poor, is prepared to manage

Raghuram Rajan sees multiple reasons - not least mounting debt - to worry that the current market euphoria for AI is unjustified

Raghuram Rajan sees multiple reasons - not least mounting debt - to worry that the current market euphoria for AI is unjustified

Seek says national job advertisements are still showing hiring demand, with the number of applications per position declining from peak levels in 2025

Seek says national job advertisements are still showing hiring demand, with the number of applications per position declining from peak levels in 2025

Lenny Mendonca & Martin Neil Baily see looming worker displacement from the march if AI as a greater challenge that systemic financial concerns

Lenny Mendonca & Martin Neil Baily see looming worker displacement from the march if AI as a greater challenge that systemic financial concerns

Kenneth Rogoff doubts that AI technology's contribution to tax revenues will outweigh massive adjustment costs

Kenneth Rogoff doubts that AI technology's contribution to tax revenues will outweigh massive adjustment costs

Raghuram Rajan considers whether the future with AI is one of widespread job losses - and how governments are likely to respond

Raghuram Rajan considers whether the future with AI is one of widespread job losses - and how governments are likely to respond

Job ads have now risen by 1% in each of the past four months and are up 7% year-on-year, according to SEEK NZ

Job ads have now risen by 1% in each of the past four months and are up 7% year-on-year, according to SEEK NZ

Michael Strain argues that US interest rate cuts this year will have to be reversed in 2026 as inflation re-accelerates

Michael Strain argues that US interest rate cuts this year will have to be reversed in 2026 as inflation re-accelerates

SEEK says hiring activity has noticeably picked up; 'We have not seen such broad-based growth in a very long time'

SEEK says hiring activity has noticeably picked up; 'We have not seen such broad-based growth in a very long time'

Job ad volumes have risen for the first time quarter-on-quarter in over two years, according to Seek

Job ad volumes have risen for the first time quarter-on-quarter in over two years, according to Seek

SEEK NZ employment report says labour market remains ‘challenging’ as job ad volumes continue to decline

SEEK NZ employment report says labour market remains ‘challenging’ as job ad volumes continue to decline

Tight labour markets across the global economy will intensify – with implications from wages & inflation to geopolitics & global economic geography, says David Skilling

Tight labour markets across the global economy will intensify – with implications from wages & inflation to geopolitics & global economic geography, says David Skilling

After decades of expansion, David Skilling points out the global labour force will contract as demographics turn & frictions on global flows strengthen

After decades of expansion, David Skilling points out the global labour force will contract as demographics turn & frictions on global flows strengthen

Government planning NZ's first ever comprehensive freight and supply chain strategy against the backdrop of climate change mitigation efforts & COVID-19 disruption

Government planning NZ's first ever comprehensive freight and supply chain strategy against the backdrop of climate change mitigation efforts & COVID-19 disruption