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People have invested emotionally in animals for thousands of years, but their financial situation directly impacts their ability to properly care for for their pets.
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Governmental support is failing the country’s most vulnerable households. Politicians need to act now.
Cutting back on pricier food items and focusing on more affordable staple foods could help consumers deal with rising food costs, but these strategies affect brand loyalty.
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Once a cornerstone for many food retailers, brand loyalty is eroding as consumers prioritize cost savings over long-term brand relationships.
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In this podcast, Treasurer Jim Chalmers canvasses inflation, migration, the cost of living pressures on households and concerns about China’s economy
Jerome Powell, chair of the US Federal Reserve, announced a pause in US rate hikes in September 2023.
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Central banks balance different factors when raising rates – or not – including inflation and the labour market. But what other countries are doing also has an effect.
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An economist explains why new official figures have eased the gloom surrounding the UK economy, but haven’t fully dispelled all fears.
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The price you pay at the pharmacy for your long-term medicines may effectively halve. But not all medicines or patients qualify.
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Central America is a long way from Australia but a drought in the region is having an impact on the availability and price of some products.
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They won’t make you rich but there are simple steps to take to ease the pressure on your finances when you are earning less money than you owe.
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We hear a lot about the negative impact of rate rises on mortgage repayments while little is made of the benefits of high interest rates.
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Mortgaged households have faced a 17.5% increase in living costs over the past two years, compared to 10.8% for households who rent.
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While the pandemic and Ukraine war are key contributors to the cost of living crisis, climate change has also had a role to play.
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Official data confirms what we are all experiencing - the cost of most things has jumped. So how is this measured and where are the biggest increases?
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With an inflation rate peaking at just 4.4%, Japan seems to be getting something right about managing economic pressures. How does it do this, and should New Zealand revisit its own strategies?
Inflation continues to defy Zimbabwe central bank efforts
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Without governance reforms, Zimbabwe will continue to face an economic crisis.
The government, banks and other financial organisations are now dealing with fraud by using increasingly sophisticated detection methods.
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Fraud was up 25% in the UK in 2021/22.
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Wealthier, more educated, more socially connected people have more opportunity to volunteer.
The British Miracle Meat presenter, Greg Wallace, onstage at a food festival in 2019.
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Repugnance for certain activities tends to dictate government rules for markets but this can obscure real problems like poverty.
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Channel 4’s stealthy documentary on engineering human meat from the poor parallels Swift’s suggestion that people should eat the children of Ireland’s most destitute.
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Much of the knowledge firms can access about supporting employee mental health is based on the experience of large organisations with significant resources.