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interest.co.nz > technology > 140160 > some-silicon-valley-may-be-worried-ai-could-end-humanity-dancing-ai-robot-i-spent

Is AI going to take over the world? I ask an AI robot at Malaysia's AI museum

13+ hour, 34+ min ago   (708+ words) Last week, concern exploded across the world over the the speed of AI advancement and its potentially detrimental impact on humanity. This came after a former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon let loose on X, accusing Open AI and Anthropic of…...


interest.co.nz > economy > 140235 > net-migration-gain-20350-people-12-months-july-more-double-9592-12-months-july-last

Strong annual rise in net population gain from migration in July year

18+ hour, 6+ min ago   (270+ words) Population growth from migration more than doubled in the 12 months to July compared to the previous July year. The latest figures from Statistics NZ show a net population gain, being long-term arrivals minus long-term departures, of 20,350 people in the year…...


interest.co.nz > economy > 140162 > review-things-you-need-know-you-sign-tuesday-poor-investment-good-industry-gains

What happened today

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (599+ words) Here are the key things you need to know before you leave work today (or if you work from home, before you shutdown your laptop). MORTGAGE RATE CHANGESNelson Building Society raised both its floating and two key fixed rates today....


interest.co.nz > economy > 140154 > china-reserves-rise-japan-leading-index-rises-singapore-retail-soft-yen-surges-eu

Breakfast briefing: Commodities higher, global interest rates higher, yen higher

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (611+ words) Here's our summary of key economic events overnight that affect New Zealand, with news global interest rates are still moving higher. And that is particularly true for Australian benchmark bonds. Money and commodities are transitioning somewhere, but it is not…...


interest.co.nz > currencies > 140134 > roger-j-kerr-sees-intervention-and-interference-financial-markets-now-norm-us-and

Trump regime intervention undermining the US dollar

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (484+ words) Summary of key points: - It is interesting to observe that the US dollar gains from the stronger jobs increase were quite muted, the USD Dixy Index only marginally improving from 98.80 before the data release to 99.13 afterwards. The NZD/USD exchange…...


interest.co.nz > economy > 140132 > japanese-household-spending-weak-us-non-farm-payrolls-headline-strong-canada

Breakfast briefing: Eyes on global inflation

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (817+ words) Here's our summary of key economic events over the weekend that affect New Zealand, with news we are heading into a week that will deliver a wide set of consumer and producer inflation reports. They will also release August PPI…...


interest.co.nz > public-policy > 140131 > act-pledges-climate-policy-grounded-economic-reality-wants-repeal-zero-carbon

ACT proposes repealing Zero Carbon Act, scrapping net zero emissions target

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (742+ words) The ACT Party wants to scrap New Zealand’s net zero emissions target and repeal the Zero Carbon Act as part of its election climate policy. Net zero has been a long-term target for New Zealand, where all greenhouse gases except…...


interest.co.nz > economy > 140099 > review-things-you-need-know-you-sign-thursday-main-banks-move-floating-savings-rates

What happened Thursday

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (506+ words) Here are the key things you need to know before you leave work today (or if you work from home, before you shutdown your laptop). MORTGAGE RATE CHANGESThere have been pass-through floating rate rises from ANZ, Westpac, Kiwibank, ASB and…...


interest.co.nz > currencies > 140028 > roger-j-kerr-traces-conflicts-building-us-between-monetary-and-fiscal-authorities

Conflicting signals for US and Australia interest rates, however no doubts about NZ interest rate direction

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (236+ words) Summary of key points: - The chart below of core services inflation components (core services is 70% of the overall core CPI) does not show any evidence of rising inflation, indeed the opposite is the case with all trends lower. Then greater…...


interest.co.nz > personal-finance > 139970 > treasury-raises-kiwi-bond-interest-rates-benchmark-risk-free-saving-retail

Kiwi Bond interest rates raised

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (101+ words) Savers who use the Treasury's Kiwi Bond offers will want to know they have raised the interest rate on them, and notably, their first rise in three years, and the first change since March 2026 They have added between +25 bps and…...