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Regularly updated news on the global economy and politics from our team and Bloomberg and The Economist.
What a bear market means for US car collectors
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What a bear market means for US car collectors

The share market may be in the doldrums, but that doesn't mean a thing to anybody that can write a cheque for a $5 million or $10m classic car.

Bloomberg 31 Jul 2022
Gen Z: 'The money will come back.' But will It?
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Bloomberg: Gen Z: 'The money will come back.' But will It?

Twenty-somethings are delaying savings to live it up. But with some planning, maybe they could do both, says Bloomberg's Erin Lowry.

Bloomberg 30 Jul 2022
NZ dollar 14% undervalued, says the Big Mac Index
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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.

The Economist 25 Jul 2022
Why these three letters won't save the planet
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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 Economist 25 Jul 2022