Why 70 really is the new 50 … and why the retirement age will need to rise – Liam Dann
I’m acutely aware of this for two reasons. One is that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) included a…
Liam Dann: Why I’m cheering Nvidia and the AI boom and tips for surviving it
Not the bit where my job is replaced by AI (artificial intelligence) obviously, that existential threat still fills…
This isn’t a housing market meltdown, it’s a full-blown crash – Liam Dann
If you are in Auckland or Wellington, the current property market slump is one of the worst in…
On the canvas: Why the economy didn’t recover like it was supposed to – Liam Dann
We’ll definitely turn a corner then, right? The data will improve, and confidence will return … things will…
Smooth sailing for the economy in 2026 … we can hope! – Liam Dann
I’ll make a few very specific forecasts further down, but first, I want to say what I really…
Why a Swedish central banker matters more than Ikea’s meatballs – Liam Dann
A Swedish botanist, Daniel Solander, accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to New Zealand in 1768-1771, and…
Pop the bubbly, the economic recovery is here (finally) – Liam Dann
Crack open the bubbly, it’s happening. The end of the great post-Covid malaise is here. That’s not a…
Labubu futures and AI frenzy show capitalism’s weird new frontiers – Liam Dann
Depending on your generation, you might recall Christmas buying panics for any number of variations. The internet tells…
Is another GFC about to upend NZ’s recovery? – Liam Dann
But as speculation about a Wall Street tech bubble builds and cracks start to appear in parts of…
Unemployment hits nine-year high but economists see turning point ahead – Liam Dann
An additional 138,000 Kiwis are in that category. Around the country, the unemployment rate varied widely – generally…
The economy should emerge leaner and meaner after long downturn – Liam Dann
Whatever the science might say about cause and effect, it is always my fault. On telly, they call…
New Zealand must get better at creating wealth, could a Future Fund do it? – Liam Dann
Labour is proposing that we leverage the success of the Super Fund. It plans to assign it a…