World
Regularly updated news on the global economy and politics from our team and Bloomberg and The Economist.
Money
NZ dollar 14% undervalued, says the Big Mac Index
The Economist has been studying the value of a McDonald's burger across the world since 1986. Burgernomics has become a real-world gauge to how undervalued or overvalued the currency of a country is.
Environment
Why these three letters won't save the planet
ESG has become a catch-all for solving such a wide range of society's problems that it has become deeply flawed. We should unbundle ESG, limit it to E and make that E, emissions.
The Life
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How to navigate workplace awkwardness
Excruciating moments are now almost expected when colleagues link up over the internet.
The Life
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The devastation of 'long covid’ and who gets it
The coronavirus leaves millions of its victims struggling for months to recover from its debilitating impact so they can return to their productive lives.
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