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COP30: NZ’s lack of climate ambition undermines global goals and free-trade agreements, Nathan Cooper says

COP30: NZ’s lack of climate ambition undermines global goals and free-trade agreements, Nathan Cooper says

What is DNS? A computer engineer explains this foundational piece of the web – and why it’s the internet’s Achilles’ heel

What is DNS? A computer engineer explains this foundational piece of the web – and why it’s the internet’s Achilles’ heel

Low bar. Richard Haass thinks the US president's week in Asian went 'well' if only because it could have gone so much worse

Low bar. Richard Haass thinks the US president's week in Asian went 'well' if only because it could have gone so much worse

Infometrics Rob Heyes points out that if energy demand doubles over the next 25 years as some expect, affordability and keeping a reliable supply are going to become more challenging to achieve, not to mention our environmental goals

Infometrics Rob Heyes points out that if energy demand doubles over the next 25 years as some expect, affordability and keeping a reliable supply are going to become more challenging to achieve, not to mention our environmental goals

What will Trump’s deal with Xi mean for the US economy and relations with China?

What will Trump’s deal with Xi mean for the US economy and relations with China?

Philippe Aghion and colleagues see great potential for AI to boost productivity without harming employment

Philippe Aghion and colleagues see great potential for AI to boost productivity without harming employment

Xi-Trump summit: Trade, Taiwan and Russia still top agenda for China and US presidents, 6 years after their last meeting

Xi-Trump summit: Trade, Taiwan and Russia still top agenda for China and US presidents, 6 years after their last meeting

Anne Krueger call for joint action to keep multilateralism alive and counter the America's divide-and-rule tactics

Anne Krueger call for joint action to keep multilateralism alive and counter the America's divide-and-rule tactics

Dambisa Moyo highlights four indicators of excessive market exuberance and predicts how it might end

Dambisa Moyo highlights four indicators of excessive market exuberance and predicts how it might end

Jun Du explains how US trade policy has devastated American soybean farmers, and why the damage will be permanent

Jun Du explains how US trade policy has devastated American soybean farmers, and why the damage will be permanent

Isaiah Andrews & Maryam Farboodi point to bond market signals that complicate the narrative about AI technology's game-changing potential

Isaiah Andrews & Maryam Farboodi point to bond market signals that complicate the narrative about AI technology's game-changing potential

A gold analyst says a portfolio that includes gold adds resiliency, and the diversification benefits remain as relevant as ever amid raging political & economic crosscurrents

A gold analyst says a portfolio that includes gold adds resiliency, and the diversification benefits remain as relevant as ever amid raging political & economic crosscurrents

Squirrel's David Cunningham reckons the home loan market will get a sub-4% fixed mortgage rate by early 2026 - if the OCR falls another -25 bps

Squirrel's David Cunningham reckons the home loan market will get a sub-4% fixed mortgage rate by early 2026 - if the OCR falls another -25 bps

White elephant? Hardly, Snowy 2.0 will last 150 years and work with batteries to push out gas, Andrew Blakers, Harry Armstrong-Thawley & Timothy Weber say

White elephant? Hardly, Snowy 2.0 will last 150 years and work with batteries to push out gas, Andrew Blakers, Harry Armstrong-Thawley & Timothy Weber say

AI is using your data to set personalised prices online. It could seriously backfire, Nitika Garg says

AI is using your data to set personalised prices online. It could seriously backfire, Nitika Garg says

OpenAI slipped shopping into 800 million ChatGPT users’ chats − here’s why that matters

OpenAI slipped shopping into 800 million ChatGPT users’ chats − here’s why that matters

Hilary Allen explains how dashed hopes for AI technology could trigger a dangerous chain reaction

Hilary Allen explains how dashed hopes for AI technology could trigger a dangerous chain reaction

Barry Eichengreen thinks the argument that stablecoins will preserve the US dollar dominance rests on a slew of shaky assumptions and leaves key questions unanswered

Barry Eichengreen thinks the argument that stablecoins will preserve the US dollar dominance rests on a slew of shaky assumptions and leaves key questions unanswered

Kate Hua-Ke Chi looks at why countries struggle to quit fossil fuels, despite higher costs and 30 years of climate talks and treaties

Kate Hua-Ke Chi looks at why countries struggle to quit fossil fuels, despite higher costs and 30 years of climate talks and treaties

Jeffrey Wu touts China's strategic investment in open AI models, cheap renewables, and a stable supply of nuclear power

Jeffrey Wu touts China's strategic investment in open AI models, cheap renewables, and a stable supply of nuclear power

Asia has proved unexpectedly resilient, aided by a front-loading of exports, technology investment, and policy support. Now it must rebalance more toward domestic demand and deepen regional integration

Asia has proved unexpectedly resilient, aided by a front-loading of exports, technology investment, and policy support. Now it must rebalance more toward domestic demand and deepen regional integration

IMF wants policymakers to strengthen oversight of non-bank financial intermediaries, whose increasing interconnectedness with banks could exacerbate adverse shocks

IMF wants policymakers to strengthen oversight of non-bank financial intermediaries, whose increasing interconnectedness with banks could exacerbate adverse shocks

A ‘lack of ambition’ over livestock emissions targets now threatens NZ’s reputation and trade, James Renwick says

A ‘lack of ambition’ over livestock emissions targets now threatens NZ’s reputation and trade, James Renwick says

‘Doughnut economics’ shows how global growth is out of balance and how we can fix it, Warwick Smith says

‘Doughnut economics’ shows how global growth is out of balance and how we can fix it, Warwick Smith says

The World Gold Council says gold will hold its ground and perhaps see further uplift should equities experience a correction, given the plethora of supportive factors elsewhere. But a major liquidity squeeze could upend both gold and equities

The World Gold Council says gold will hold its ground and perhaps see further uplift should equities experience a correction, given the plethora of supportive factors elsewhere. But a major liquidity squeeze could upend both gold and equities