Economic growth

Businesses less gloomy, not more happy
15 Jan 19, 11:05am
Jenée Tibshraeny
34 comments
Business sentiment and demand pick up from low levels in December quarter, according to the NZIER; Weak profitability remains a problem
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ANZ economists forecast OCR drop to 1.00% by 2020
20 Dec 18, 3:45pm
Jenée Tibshraeny
45 comments
Slower than expected GDP growth, major bank capital changes, and a gloomy global outlook prompt ANZ economists to jump off the fence and forecast 3 OCR cuts by 2020
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Quarterly economic growth the weakest in 5 years
20 Dec 18, 11:11am
Jenée Tibshraeny
62 comments
Economic growth slows more than expected; GDP growth falls to 0.3% in the September quarter, while annual growth falls to 3.0%
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Are we better off?
12 Dec 18, 11:00am
David Chaston
98 comments
The myth is that households are getting less and less of the national income. They are not. It is stable at a good level, as is the updated measure of inequality
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The RBNZ will let the economy run hotter for longer & keep lending rates lower for longer
7 Dec 18, 11:17am
Jarrod Kerr
49 comments
Hood the hawks: The outlook is strong but uncertain. The RBNZ has released the doves, Kiwibank's Jarrod Kerr & Jeremy Couchman say in their latest economic outlook
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Debt alarm ringing
29 Oct 18, 11:02am
John Mauldin
30 comments
John Mauldin says recent events make him concerned the debt reckoning he foresees could be closer than he previously thought
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Risks-a-plenty dampen economist's growth forecasts
12 Oct 18, 5:02am
Jenée Tibshraeny
54 comments
Infometrics' Gareth Kiernan sees enough speed bumps on the horizon to slow economic growth more than the market expects; says it's time for LVRs to be eased
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Energy, the root of all wealth. Part 2; Looking forward
9 Oct 18, 10:39am
Guest
54 comments
Murray Grimwood, aka interest.co.nz commentator Power Down Kiwi, says NZ needs a strategic plan with all-party political support to achieve energy resilience
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Asia’s strongmen and their weak economies
5 Oct 18, 9:13am
Guest
10 comments
Do authoritarian rulers deliver better economic results? Jayato Ghosh says Asia’s autocrats, from India to the Philippines, are presiding over increasingly fragile states and even more vulnerable economies
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Energy - the root of all wealth
4 Oct 18, 1:27pm
Guest
85 comments
In the first of a two part series Murray Grimwood, aka interest.co.nz commentator Power Down Kiwi, outlines how important energy is to everything we do & its limitations
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Musings of a Reserve Bank Governor
7 Sep 18, 10:51am
Guest
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Long read: Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr on where the global economy has come from, where it's going, and why there's a need for longer-term thinking
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Why S&P believes the US will only take a small hit from its trade war
22 Aug 18, 7:51am
Jenée Tibshraeny
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Jen​ée Tibshraeny talks to S&P's US Chief Economist about the US being strong enough to weather a trade war, but vulnerable to fiscal stimulus creating more inflation than productivity
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Woods fails to produce figures on energy transition
5 May 18, 9:24am
Jenée Tibshraeny
71 comments
Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods talks up NZ's comparative advantage producing renewable energy, but can't say how quickly its production can be scaled up 
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China and India need to find ways to work together
30 Apr 18, 2:40pm
Siah Hwee Ang
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Siah Hwee Ang looks at the fraught relationship between China and India pointing out the economic strengths of the two countries are actually complementary
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New govt business confidence blues yet to blow over
10 Apr 18, 10:33am
Jenée Tibshraeny
24 comments
Businesses remain pessimistic about the economy with cost pressures intensifying, according to NZIER
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RBNZ’s economic growth forecast called out as ‘excessively optimistic’
11 Feb 18, 7:10am
Jason Walls
21 comments
Westpac’s chief economist not convinced the economy is in as good shape as the RBNZ suggests, as Acting Governor Spencer says the RBNZ’s projections are 'perfectly balanced'
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Gross Domestic Problems
30 Jan 18, 2:53pm
John Mauldin
15 comments
John Mauldin argues that GDP is a historical artifact from an industrial economy that doesn’t really exist anymore & we need something to replace it with
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The right question about inequality and growth
20 Jan 18, 8:57am
Guest
25 comments
In the inequality debate, Jason Furman wants economists and social scientists to obsess less over aggregate data, and to focus more on how policy decisions impact real people
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Business as usual despite fall in confidence post election
16 Jan 18, 10:42am
admin
27 comments
NZIER business opinion survey shows the usual fall in confidence after a Labour-led government takes office, effect of election on actual business activity muted
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Could productivity growth stage a come-back?
15 Jan 18, 1:57pm
Jenée Tibshraeny
3 comments
ANZ economists on why they have some optimism productivity growth will pick up - albeit not enough to offset a slow-down in population growth  
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21 Dec 17, 10:51am
GDP grew 0.6% in September quarter
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15 Dec 17, 7:10am
Economists wary of Treasury's upbeat forecasts
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6 Dec 17, 10:16am
How US tax cuts could trigger a recession
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14 Jul 17, 8:19am
Are we in too deep to turn off the tap on migration?
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19 Jun 17, 1:56pm
The debt illusion behind tax cuts
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29 May 17, 10:52am
'Budget 2017 falls well short of a vigorous, energising massage'
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26 May 17, 5:14pm
PM tells firms to cough up if they want to attract workers with the right skills
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22 May 17, 7:34am
'There should be more money on the budgetary table than we have seen for years'
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14 May 17, 7:57am
Economic growth 'has gone to the few at the top'
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6 Apr 17, 2:21pm
Angst in America, Part Three: Retiring broke
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1 Apr 17, 6:02am
Angst in America, Part Two: Men without work
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13 Mar 17, 12:19pm
House building growth to slow
4 Feb 17, 11:11am
Looming economic risks
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20 Jan 17, 11:27am
TOP’s environmental policy - polluters pay
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10 Dec 16, 8:20am
Why are we wedded to this breakneck rate of immigration growth?
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29 Nov 16, 1:56pm
'Protectionism is a recipe for perpetuating poverty'
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1 Nov 16, 5:02am
Key judgements for the economic outlook
13 Jun 16, 9:42am
The dark side of the international student boom
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16 Apr 16, 6:02am
'More finance not the solution'
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5 Apr 16, 10:37am
Business optimism wanes
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8 Mar 16, 8:02am
China cautions away from 'Soviet style' numerical growth targets
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2 Mar 16, 1:02am
NZIER doesn't see OCR cuts looming like banks do
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19 Feb 16, 3:52pm
Canterbury missing out on student & tourism boost
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9 Feb 16, 9:32am
Early glimpses of China's role
2 Feb 16, 8:45am
A reason to celebrate
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