Economy

8 Nov 18, 12:08pm

An independent report prepared for farmer shareholders shows a $2 billion 'opportunity cost' in foregone earnings during Fonterra's 17 years of existence; 'value-added' business returns 'significantly below' what is needed
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Unemployment plummets to 3.9%

7 Nov 18, 11:12am

David Hargreaves

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Stats NZ says unemployment rate now lowest since June 2008; Employment rate at 68.3% is highest since the series began 30 years ago; wage growth remains subdued
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Fonterra launches bond offer raising up to $150 mln

6 Nov 18, 10:36am

David Hargreaves

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Fonterra offering an 'indicative margin' of 1.25% to 1.35% on the new seven-year bonds
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Fonterra to seek up to $150 million

5 Nov 18, 9:13am

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Fonterra says it's considering a bond offer to raise up to $150 million that will be used 'for general corporate purposes'
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This week's guest Top 10

2 Nov 18, 10:00am

Geoff Simmons

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The top 10 trends TOP's Geoff Simmons sees driving change in the public sphere
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Say what?! Winston Peters talks approvingly of a whopper bank profit

1 Nov 18, 5:00am

Jenée Tibshraeny

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Winston Peters cites ANZ attributing its $1.99 billion profit partially to the strong economy, as the Govt comes under attack for business confidence remaining in a slump
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Sharp decline in construction intentions

31 Oct 18, 1:14pm

David Hargreaves

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ANZ's latest Business Outlook Survey shows shows sharp drop in intentions to construct in both residential and commercial sectors; ANZ Chief Economist says next official interest rate move is more likely to be a cut than a hike
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Trump doesn’t want an independent press reporting on what he’s up to

30 Oct 18, 9:23am

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DCReport's Terry Schwadron says by choosing to lead his faction rather than the US as a whole, Donald Trump should not be surprised this results in deep division
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Stadium vs university, or something else? What's best for Auckland's waterfront?

21 Oct 18, 6:02am

Gareth Vaughan

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With the concept of an Auckland waterfront stadium back in the news, Gareth Vaughan argues the debate should be broadened out to include building a university
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Treasury has issues with advice quality and staff over-work

17 Oct 18, 3:30pm

David Hargreaves

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Treasury head Gabriel Maklouf says providing the new Government with advice on complex issues 'had an impact on the quality of what we could deliver' and also had an impact on the wellbeing of Treasury staff
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ASB trims milk price forecast

17 Oct 18, 2:10pm

David Hargreaves

ASB economists now see a milk price for this season of $6.25 per kilogram of milk solids, down from a previous forecast of $6.50; see farmer net earnings as about $240 million lower
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Planning our future

17 Oct 18, 11:08am

David Hargreaves

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David Hargreaves says the NZ Super Fund's warning that we must not 'lose our nerve' in the face of short-term investment losses needs to be taken to heart by a nation still struggling to understand risk, reward and diversification
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Inflation surges

16 Oct 18, 10:59am

David Hargreaves

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Stats NZ says prices rose 0.9% in the September quarter, giving an annual inflation rate of 1.9%; economists expected just a 0.7% quarterly rise
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Pumping it up

15 Oct 18, 11:44am

David Hargreaves

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We face the apparently contradictory situation in which inflation is strongly rising and yet the Reserve Bank will keep the possibility of interest rate cuts on the table
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Risks-a-plenty dampen economist's growth forecasts

12 Oct 18, 5:02am

Jenée Tibshraeny

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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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NZ Super Fund 'would lose $20 bln in another GFC'

11 Oct 18, 10:52am

David Hargreaves

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Guardians of NZ Super say 'from peak to trough' the Fund would lose over half its value in a global financial crisis - but they estimate the losses could be recouped within 20 months
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When kindness meets tough reality

11 Oct 18, 8:48am

Peter Dunne

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Peter Dunne says when the Govt Budget is in surplus, the focus comes much more onto the quality and overall value of the new spending being proposed, and that requires Ministers to make some very strong judgements
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Fonterra trims milk price by possibly as much as 50c

10 Oct 18, 8:57am

David Hargreaves

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Fonterra says it's now forecasting a milk price for farmers this season of between $6.25 and $6.50 per kilogram of milk solids, down from its previous forecast of $6.75
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Stagflation anyone?

9 Oct 18, 11:16am

David Hargreaves

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David Hargreaves ponders where the turbulent forces of a falling dollar, rising fuel prices and falling business confidence may take us
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What is Jacinda Ardern’s big idea?

8 Oct 18, 4:20pm

Guest

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Max Rashbrooke for The Spinoff attempts, as the Labour-led government approaches its first birthday, to divine whether there is a coherent ideological direction
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