Inside Economics: Why the inflation rate will fall as the cost of living rises … plus, could EVs solve our current account woes?
Does it feel like the cost of living has improved? No, it does not. Unfortunately, the data we’ll…
Cashed out: Use of paper money continues to decline – Inside Economics
What I am getting at is: is GDP really increasing or is the cash GDP market declining? Mark…
Do foreign asset sales make us richer or poorer? – Inside Economics
My question is: does this benefit New Zealand’s overseas exchange? First, I would like some clarification on what…
Inside Economics: ‘An aspirational quality’ – can we trust Treasury forecasts? … plus, oil shock round two
Of course, the “better than expected” numbers were expected. They shouldn’t come as a surprise to regular readers…
Inside Economics: If the economy still sucks, why is the RBNZ hiking rates?
My understanding is that interest rate increases are designed to slow the economy and thereby slow inflation increases.…
Inside Economics: When can we call it a recovery? The Reserve Bank might have to make the call
“Bad news such as record inflation or increased unemployment makes the front page, so how about some good…
Inside Economics: Have we dodged the inflation bullet?
There have been some positive data in the past few days which hint at both a re-emergence of…
Inside Economics: Is Auckland simply too big for New Zealand’s economy?
I have been interested in the persistent “hidden” recession in Auckland and Wellington. While there are some numbers…
Inside Economics: Why a bad Auckland economy drags the whole country down; plus, the beer tax debate heats up
Perhaps if we acknowledged that more, we’d cheer up and some of that positivity might cheer up Aucklanders…
What can governments really do to ease the cost-of-living pain? – Inside Economics
All political parties are offering solutions to the electorate. The question is; what levers could a government of…
Inside Economics: Gen Z and millennials delaying life plans as costs soar in New Zealand – Deloitte survey
The global survey polled more than 22,000 Gen Z and millennial workers on a range of topics, from…
Inside Economics: The Opportunity Party’s tax reset won’t fly, so what would they really bring to a coalition?
It seems to me that this is the kind of thinking which is possibly going to become mainstream…