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Deregulation and financialisation cause environmental, economic and social harms – but the party aims to give finance even more power, says Mick McAteer, co-director of The Financial Inclusion Centre

Chinese real estate group Country Garden has posted record losses of €6.5 billion for the first half of 2023 and warned that it could default on its debt if its financial performance "continues to deteriorate". The news underlined the country's struggling growth, since the property sector may represent as much…

Workplace relations minister says the minimal impact on consumers is a small price to pay for improving rider safety

Property slump is undermining borrowers’ ability to repay

Labour seems spellbound by the Tories’ economically illiterate cult of austerity – but there is another way to help Britain thrive, says Kate Pickett, co-author of The Spirit Level

Tax adviser Craig Macalister runs his rule over National's policies on tax savings and credits and asks, why are there such inconsistencies on trustee tax and commercial property depreciation?

The US central bank, the Federal Reserve, has recently signalled that it will keep interest rates high for as long as it takes to bring inflation down to its 2% target.

Labor bill gives Fair Work Commission power to set minimum standards for hundreds of thousands of ‘employee-like workers’ on digital platforms

The quarterly emissions data reinforces how much of a joke our 2030 emissions target is

Bank report says companies making excess profits confined to certain sectors of economy such as energy and retail

Despite several obstacles, the Chinese economy has demonstrated remarkable resilience over the past several years. Given the consistent measures undertaken by the nation to keep its economy afloat this year, top-rated Chinese stocks JD.com (JD), Alibaba Group Holding (BABA), and Baidu (BIDU) could be worth investing in now. Read on….