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Labour market data on Wednesday will reveal the latest unemployment rate and wage growth.

World news has been alarming this summer. Is it as bad as it looks for the global economy?

OPINION: Rising rates and flat house prices risk eroding support for Christopher Luxon.

The Consumers Price Index shows rates and power drove inflation up in December quarter.

Those hanging out for rates to fall in December might have missed the boat.

Hospitality was the standout, with card spending jumping 1.4% or $21m.

The inflation rate is expected to exceed Reserve Bank forecasts.

OPINION: The Government has yet to stand up for what NZ believes is important.

Electricity prices have jumped 27% and gas 56% since December 2021.

What it means for interest rates.

OPINION: As if we don't have enough to worry about right now, we're all getting older.

OPINION: The obsession with supermarket prices distracts from NZ’s productivity problem.

ANALYSIS: Liam Dann answers reader questions about economics.

For many workers, it's getting hard to know what's worse, a tech wreck or tech success.

The economy is growing again, but can it last, and what should we watch out for?

What of 2026? 'We will need to move quickly and smartly to capture the momentum.'

OPINION: Squeezed by two kinds of bad economy at once – economists call it stagflation.

Who's still got money to buy $1.8b of properties in 2025? An exclusive list answers that.

OPINION: The fragile recovery puts the coalition's re-election on the line.

The Ruth Richardson debate was cancelled, but Willis defends her fiscal approach.

ANALYSIS: Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.

Anna Breman speaks to the Herald.

New REINZ data only focuses on month-to-month changes.

Stats NZ's latest selected price index shows third monthly decline in food prices.

Anna Breman says market conditions have tightened 'beyond' what the bank intended.

OPINION: It ain't over yet ... Liam Dann tempts fate with his year in review.

NZ dodged trade war bullets and now the housing market and retail spending are picking up.

Are banks putting profits ahead of NZ's economic recovery?

Retail NZ chief Carolyn Young says the uplift offers 'green shoots' of recovery.