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Jim O'Neill suspects that the BRICS+ grouping will continue to struggle to serve anything more than a symbolic purpose

Jim O'Neill suspects that the BRICS+ grouping will continue to struggle to serve anything more than a symbolic purpose

The farm gate milk price is going down for next season although it could still be the eighth highest since 2000. But when it is adjusted for farm inflation the picture changes, as Dan Smith explains

The farm gate milk price is going down for next season although it could still be the eighth highest since 2000. But when it is adjusted for farm inflation the picture changes, as Dan Smith explains

Brics expansion: With 6 more nations set to join, just what are they buying into?

Brics expansion: With 6 more nations set to join, just what are they buying into?

Yi Fuxian reflects on the calamitous consequences of China's family-planning policies

Yi Fuxian reflects on the calamitous consequences of China's family-planning policies

Sergei Guriev examines Russia's rapidly deteriorating fiscal outlook in the wake of the ruble's latest tumble

Sergei Guriev examines Russia's rapidly deteriorating fiscal outlook in the wake of the ruble's latest tumble

A new approach to environmental, social and governance policies is needed before it’s too late

A new approach to environmental, social and governance policies is needed before it’s too late

A retiring NZ MP has suggested joining Australia, we should at least think about it (before saying no)

A retiring NZ MP has suggested joining Australia, we should at least think about it (before saying no)

Mohamed El-Erain thinks much will depend on the US Federal Reserve performance over the next six months

Mohamed El-Erain thinks much will depend on the US Federal Reserve performance over the next six months

Mike Blackburn can see the downturn in residential construction extending for another six to twelve months, but the sector isn't crashing he says. It is just coming off an unusual high

Mike Blackburn can see the downturn in residential construction extending for another six to twelve months, but the sector isn't crashing he says. It is just coming off an unusual high

Raghuram Rajan explains why so many previously discredited economic policies have become easier to sell to the public

Raghuram Rajan explains why so many previously discredited economic policies have become easier to sell to the public

Kenneth Rogoff argues that the debt supercycle theory seems to offer the best explanation for the Chinese economy's current slowdown

Kenneth Rogoff argues that the debt supercycle theory seems to offer the best explanation for the Chinese economy's current slowdown

Japan has gone its own way on fighting inflation so Michael Mouat asks if NZ can learn from a global outlier

Japan has gone its own way on fighting inflation so Michael Mouat asks if NZ can learn from a global outlier

Creating ‘sponge cities’ to cope with more rainfall needn’t cost billions – but NZ has to start now

Creating ‘sponge cities’ to cope with more rainfall needn’t cost billions – but NZ has to start now

Diane Coyle identifies policies to ensure that AI technology generates productivity, rather than more market concentration

Diane Coyle identifies policies to ensure that AI technology generates productivity, rather than more market concentration

Alexander Douglas weighs up the idea of permanently setting interest rates at zero

Alexander Douglas weighs up the idea of permanently setting interest rates at zero

From his vantage point in the greater Christchurch area, Mike Blackburn reminds builders there is still work to be had despite the downturn; it just takes [new] effort to find it

From his vantage point in the greater Christchurch area, Mike Blackburn reminds builders there is still work to be had despite the downturn; it just takes [new] effort to find it

From Oppenheimer to Milton Friedman: How the Cold War battle of economic ideas shaped our world

From Oppenheimer to Milton Friedman: How the Cold War battle of economic ideas shaped our world

Katharina Pistor thinks the obsession with technocratic goal-setting and box-ticking has become a dangerous distraction

Katharina Pistor thinks the obsession with technocratic goal-setting and box-ticking has become a dangerous distraction

Kevin Trenberth says meeting the long-term climate threat takes more than private investment so suggests 10 ways NZ can be smart and strategic

Kevin Trenberth says meeting the long-term climate threat takes more than private investment so suggests 10 ways NZ can be smart and strategic

The IMF says financial-sector assessments are gauging the effects of elevated borrowing costs, and the prospect that central banks may keep policy rates higher for longer than investors expect

The IMF says financial-sector assessments are gauging the effects of elevated borrowing costs, and the prospect that central banks may keep policy rates higher for longer than investors expect

Peter Siminski offers six reasons Australians don’t trust economists, and how they could do better

Peter Siminski offers six reasons Australians don’t trust economists, and how they could do better

Hunting for a ‘golden unicorn’: How NZ charities find banks constantly get in the way of them helping people

Hunting for a ‘golden unicorn’: How NZ charities find banks constantly get in the way of them helping people

Australia is about to set its first full employment target and it will define people’s lives for decades, Peter Martin says

Australia is about to set its first full employment target and it will define people’s lives for decades, Peter Martin says

Bradford DeLong notes that the long-term mathematical attractiveness of stocks belies the risk of ruin

Bradford DeLong notes that the long-term mathematical attractiveness of stocks belies the risk of ruin

Despite gold supply rising +7% and gold demand falling -2% in June from a year ago, gold prices were up +6% over the same period, the World Gold Council reports. Firmer jewelery and investment demand helped offset slower central bank buying

Despite gold supply rising +7% and gold demand falling -2% in June from a year ago, gold prices were up +6% over the same period, the World Gold Council reports. Firmer jewelery and investment demand helped offset slower central bank buying