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Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 17th July 2025
In today's episode, retailers are relieved to see a reduction in bank fees for processing card payments, but say it doesn't go far enough; A finance lender is calling for the government to step in and help financially support people fleeing abusive relationships; An academic is warning artificial intelligence is not the silver bullet David Seymour has suggested it will be for reducing the cost of the Regulatory Standards Bill; Butter is now nearly $5 more expensive than it was more than 10 years ago, and helped drive food prices in general up almost 5 percent year-on-year in June.