Michael Reddell

We asked twenty economists how they would define a recession in New Zealand

We asked twenty economists how they would define a recession in New Zealand

Three economists think National's foreign buyers tax could come up $500 million short each year

Three economists think National's foreign buyers tax could come up $500 million short each year

National’s self-funded tax plan relies on over $3 billion in untested tax revenue

National’s self-funded tax plan relies on over $3 billion in untested tax revenue

Reserve Bank to ask whether New Zealand banks are able to cope with climate change in a 27-year scenario where the planet is 2° warmer

Reserve Bank to ask whether New Zealand banks are able to cope with climate change in a 27-year scenario where the planet is 2° warmer

Rising interest rates could see government suffer a $5 billion loss from the Reserve Bank's QE programme

Rising interest rates could see government suffer a $5 billion loss from the Reserve Bank's QE programme

Dipping our toes into the podcasting world, interest.co.nz probes whether it would be possible and desirable for the government and Reserve Bank to deliberately reduce house prices

Dipping our toes into the podcasting world, interest.co.nz probes whether it would be possible and desirable for the government and Reserve Bank to deliberately reduce house prices

Questions raised over whether there's a case for the RBNZ to protect first-home buyers from themselves in the name of keeping the financial system as a whole stable

Questions raised over whether there's a case for the RBNZ to protect first-home buyers from themselves in the name of keeping the financial system as a whole stable

Inflation targeting architect Arthur Grimes says RBNZ should target lower inflation and house prices, as the status quo has caused a 'wellbeing disaster'

Inflation targeting architect Arthur Grimes says RBNZ should target lower inflation and house prices, as the status quo has caused a 'wellbeing disaster'

Those from within the banking world don't see problems with the RBNZ having to keep buying bonds on the back of its LSAP programme; But an academic worries NZ's headed for a train wreck

Those from within the banking world don't see problems with the RBNZ having to keep buying bonds on the back of its LSAP programme; But an academic worries NZ's headed for a train wreck

Sallies call for RBNZ to provide banks with guidance to help curb risk-aversion when it comes to lending against housing with alternative tenures such as progressive & co-ownership

Sallies call for RBNZ to provide banks with guidance to help curb risk-aversion when it comes to lending against housing with alternative tenures such as progressive & co-ownership

How National's call for $28 billion of newly-printed money to go into productive assets is cornering Labour politically, and sparking necessary debate over RBNZ independence

How National's call for $28 billion of newly-printed money to go into productive assets is cornering Labour politically, and sparking necessary debate over RBNZ independence

Michael Reddell shows that most of our economic growth is coming from our non-tradables sector as we increasingly shy away from international competition

Michael Reddell shows that most of our economic growth is coming from our non-tradables sector as we increasingly shy away from international competition

Michael Reddell on why there is a much stronger case than is generally recognised for a cut at the RBNZ's review of the OCR next week

Michael Reddell on why there is a much stronger case than is generally recognised for a cut at the RBNZ's review of the OCR next week

Reserve Bank Board and Finance Minister's decision to rule out specialist researchers from joining committee tasked with setting the Official Cash Rate dubbed 'utterly extraordinary' and at odds with the international norm

Reserve Bank Board and Finance Minister's decision to rule out specialist researchers from joining committee tasked with setting the Official Cash Rate dubbed 'utterly extraordinary' and at odds with the international norm

Rodney Dickens explores why our productivity growth is falling, with a special look at migration flows and the new bank capital requirements

Rodney Dickens explores why our productivity growth is falling, with a special look at migration flows and the new bank capital requirements