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NZ’s economic outlook is ‘solid’ but risks remain

29 Aug 18, 5:00am

NZIER is expecting economic growth of just under 3% over the coming years, but says there are still a few clouds on New Zealand’s economic horizon
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Mortgage borrowers better able to withstand financial shocks since the introduction of LVRs

16 Jul 18, 1:20pm

Greg Ninness

80 comments

The amount of equity borrowers have in their homes has increased significantly since LVRs were introduced
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Robertson’s nervous wait for this week’s GDP data

18 Jun 18, 12:31pm

Jason Walls

45 comments

After years of slamming the previous Government for low GDP per capita growth, the Finance Minister is looking down the barrel of yet another very bad quarter of per person growth
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ANZ says sale of UDC on track

23 Mar 17, 4:02pm

David Hargreaves

Meeting for 13,500 UDC debenture holders to vote on winding up the finance company's existing $1.6 bln debenture plan set to take place in coming months
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Friday's guest Top 10

10 Feb 17, 9:59am

Guest

18 comments

Motu researchers on the political benefits of destruction, Bill's datatopia, why meddling governments make you happy, the productivity gap, the Fed and fiscal policy, scaling the depths of bad puns and more
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Post-Brexit OCR cut not more likely - Key

27 Jun 16, 10:29am

Bernard Hickey

24 comments

PM doesn't see OCR cut on August 11 more likely after Brexit vote; says RBNZ still forecasting 3%-plus growth; Wheeler still has buffer, but Brexit no reason to cut by itself, he says; New FTA needed with UK post Brexit
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Friday's guest Top 10

17 Jun 16, 9:58am

Guest

28 comments

Selena Eaqub on Auckland houses, the slowing emerging markets miracle, the expanding rich, universal basic income, inequality, Brexit, robots and education
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Small gain for dairy prices

6 Apr 16, 8:31am

David Hargreaves

Global dairy prices rose 2.1% in latest auction, though the gains were eaten up by a stronger Kiwi dollar; key Wholemilk powder prices edge up 1.5%, back up above US$2000 per metric tonne
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Dairy prices resume downward path

16 Mar 16, 8:23am

David Hargreaves

70 comments

Global dairy prices dipped 2.9% in latest auction to seven-month low; key Wholemilk powder prices down 0.8%; very disappointing result against pre-auction expectations of a reasonable rise
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Firing up the helicopters

6 Mar 16, 5:02am

Bernard Hickey

53 comments

Now that zero interest rates, Quantitative Easing and negative interest rates have failed, should the world's central banks start printing money and handing it over to real people? Bernard Hickey takes a look
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Modest recovery in dairy prices

2 Mar 16, 8:20am

David Hargreaves

3 comments

Global dairy prices made a slight gain to end a run of four consecutive auctions worth of losses; Wholemilk powder prices did, however, claim a respectable 5.5% gain
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A democratic deficit

28 Feb 16, 5:02am

Bernard Hickey

106 comments

Bernard Hickey describes how a few hundred Auckland home-owners were able to knee-cap the aspirations of generations of renters and strangle New Zealand's economic growth potential in a couple of meetings
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Auckland Council rejects densified Unitary Plan

24 Feb 16, 8:08pm

Bernard Hickey

69 comments

Auckland Council decides to withdraw 'up-zoned' version of Unitary Plan from Independent Hearing Panel process; Councillors vote 13-8 to pull new 'denser' maps from Unitary Plan process; young renters pitted against old property owners in 6 hour meeting
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The problem with deflation

21 Feb 16, 7:08am

Bernard Hickey

104 comments

Bernard Hickey explains why falling inflation expectations falling towards 0% and below is problem for everyone and why the Reserve Bank should care and act
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Shifting goalposts and new balls

14 Feb 16, 5:02am

Bernard Hickey

87 comments

Bernard Hickey argues the RBNZ is failing to hit its current inflation target and either needs a new target or a new way to achieve its current one
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Time for a cashless society?

7 Feb 16, 5:02am

Bernard Hickey

58 comments

Bernard Hickey suggests removing cash and adopting a blockchain-type system for transactions and savings accounts that is set up and hosted by the central bank to combat deflation, tax evasion and crime
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Auckland's 'Big Long'

31 Jan 16, 5:02am

Bernard Hickey

90 comments

The Big Short reminds us all what hubris about over-valued housing looks like. Bernard Hickey looks at whether Auckland's property perma-bulls are as guilty now as the US ones were in 2005-06
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The big 5 numbers of 2015

20 Dec 15, 5:02am

Bernard Hickey

23 comments

Bernard Hickey picks out the five most important numbers for the New Zealand economy in 2015 that explain the dairy slump, the housing boom and an amazing jump in tourism
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