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The 2024 Interesties Awards featuring Christopher Luxon, Adrian Orr, Nicola Willis, David Seymour, Antonia Watson, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Jerome Powell, JFoe, Palmtree08, banks, Federated Farmers, the Commerce Commission, bitcoin, Du Val & more

The 2024 Interesties Awards featuring Christopher Luxon, Adrian Orr, Nicola Willis, David Seymour, Antonia Watson, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Jerome Powell, JFoe, Palmtree08, banks, Federated Farmers, the Commerce Commission, bitcoin, Du Val & more

Richard Werner argues the Bank of Japan raising interest rates for the first time in 17 years was a move to support the US dollar

Richard Werner argues the Bank of Japan raising interest rates for the first time in 17 years was a move to support the US dollar

US Federal Reserve, NZ current account & GDP swing into focus after Bank of Japan makes its move

US Federal Reserve, NZ current account & GDP swing into focus after Bank of Japan makes its move

Bank of Japan the headline act, with the Reserve Bank of Australia the support act

Bank of Japan the headline act, with the Reserve Bank of Australia the support act

Japan has gone its own way on fighting inflation so Michael Mouat asks if NZ can learn from a global outlier

Japan has gone its own way on fighting inflation so Michael Mouat asks if NZ can learn from a global outlier

Gareth Vaughan on the limits to growth 49 years on; @boner4bitcoin & friends; will China's economy overtake the US; BoJ's 0% climate change loans & how OCR hikes will benefit the Aussie banks

Gareth Vaughan on the limits to growth 49 years on; @boner4bitcoin & friends; will China's economy overtake the US; BoJ's 0% climate change loans & how OCR hikes will benefit the Aussie banks

Gareth Vaughan on MMT's win, the Bank of Japan, ETFs & deflation, bank taxes, questioning a return to unencumbered international travel, Room Rater & freedom jabs

Gareth Vaughan on MMT's win, the Bank of Japan, ETFs & deflation, bank taxes, questioning a return to unencumbered international travel, Room Rater & freedom jabs

Gareth Vaughan on the central bank propping up a share market, an obituary for a failed presidency, trusts slipping through the crackdown cracks, the buy now pay later bubble & Iran's struggles with bitcoin mining

Gareth Vaughan on the central bank propping up a share market, an obituary for a failed presidency, trusts slipping through the crackdown cracks, the buy now pay later bubble & Iran's struggles with bitcoin mining

Wigram Capital Advisors' Rodney Jones on cutting the OCR below 25 basis points, the economic gains from eliminating COVID-19, and winning ugly against the virus like the 2011 All Blacks

Wigram Capital Advisors' Rodney Jones on cutting the OCR below 25 basis points, the economic gains from eliminating COVID-19, and winning ugly against the virus like the 2011 All Blacks

Koichi Hamada predicts that economies like Japan will have little choice but to pursue post-pandemic monetary expansion

Koichi Hamada predicts that economies like Japan will have little choice but to pursue post-pandemic monetary expansion

With most Japanese economic metrics improving except inflation, the Bank of Japan is between a rock and a hard place in deciding the policy course. Takatoshi Ito reviews their options

With most Japanese economic metrics improving except inflation, the Bank of Japan is between a rock and a hard place in deciding the policy course. Takatoshi Ito reviews their options

Gloomy reports of anemic GDP growth in Japan have undermined investor confidence. But a more comprehensive look at Japan's economy provides strong grounds for optimism

Gloomy reports of anemic GDP growth in Japan have undermined investor confidence. But a more comprehensive look at Japan's economy provides strong grounds for optimism

Currency speculators think they have a no-lose situation in Japan. Koichi Hamada urges the Japanese authorities to intervene to stop the Yen from appreciating further despite some clear high costs of doing so

Currency speculators think they have a no-lose situation in Japan. Koichi Hamada urges the Japanese authorities to intervene to stop the Yen from appreciating further despite some clear high costs of doing so

Koichi Hamada likens government borrowing, especially for QE, to a ponzi scheme, something only illegal in the private sector

Koichi Hamada likens government borrowing, especially for QE, to a ponzi scheme, something only illegal in the private sector

Koichi Hamada blames aggressive speculation for the yen's rise since the BOJ introduced negative interest rates

Koichi Hamada blames aggressive speculation for the yen's rise since the BOJ introduced negative interest rates