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Trump has approached governing through the same framework as his former business portfolio, where he casts the US as a flagship holding whose value he was elected to increase.
A survey of young New Zealanders finds four in ten didn’t view buy now, pay later as debt. That perception can influence how they use it.
For the poorest households in Asia, even small loans can lead to expensive debt traps.
Our study found that financial hubs around the world have significantly higher levels of income inequality.
Harrison Young has held senior banking jobs around the world, from the US and UK to China and Australia. In Prudence and Ambition, he shares what he’s learned.
When money is coming from the ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’, a recent study found parents and adult children can have very different assumptions – which they rarely discuss.
AI use in financial services is already widespread.
Many Muslim Australians who observe the Islamic prohibition on interest cannot get government help to buy their first home unless they compromise on their faith.
While FIFA’s revenues have exploded as fans pay higher-than-ever prices, the relative share of money going to support global soccer development has decreased.
While NZ softens disclosure rules for large companies, investors are still factoring climate risk into decisions – with observable effects on capital flows.
The concept of a ‘discount rate’ helps to explain why humans prioritize what feels good or easy now even when it leads to worse outcomes over time.
Nigeria’s government must invest in digital infrastructure to reduce corruption in its budget.
An economist explores the gender data bias behind credit scoring and borrowing money from the bank that excludes women worldwide, denying them the same economic rights as men.
Africa’s clean energy funding would work much better if projects could borrow on fairer terms, and have longer to pay back loans.
Anthropic’s latest model – Mythos – has spooked the world of finance. So it’s a good idea to keep your computer and banking apps updated.
Independent tests suggest Mythos Preview is a major leap forward in the ability of AI to act as a truly autonomous agent.
The prospect of a massive IPO for OpenAI is about more than just a cash injection, it poses a broader ethical question: is market-driven AI a “safe” bet?
European financial power has realigned at a cost to the City of London.
It’s famously the asset investors flock to in a financial storm. But over the past few months, the gold price has been on a roller coaster ride – and now plummeted.
Financial markets react more strongly to sudden, visible events like storms, even when gradual changes like rising sea levels might be equally devastating.



















