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Raghuram Rajan explains why so many previously discredited economic policies have become easier to sell to the public

Raghuram Rajan explains why so many previously discredited economic policies have become easier to sell to the public

Central banks are carrying heavily loaded balance sheets after coming to the rescue in the GFC and now the pandemic. Now they want to end the piling-on. We assess how much they are carrying and how the loads compare

Central banks are carrying heavily loaded balance sheets after coming to the rescue in the GFC and now the pandemic. Now they want to end the piling-on. We assess how much they are carrying and how the loads compare

Brian Fallow looks at where the Government is getting the money from for its dramatic increase in spending, concluding direct monetary financing is possible down the line

Brian Fallow looks at where the Government is getting the money from for its dramatic increase in spending, concluding direct monetary financing is possible down the line

Raf Manji says NZ shouldn't get sucked into overseas style QE or asset purchasing, and instead should directly support the real economy by funding infrastructure projects & increasing income support

Raf Manji says NZ shouldn't get sucked into overseas style QE or asset purchasing, and instead should directly support the real economy by funding infrastructure projects & increasing income support

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

John Mauldin delves further into the problems he says were caused by the economic academic establishment & offers some solutions

John Mauldin delves further into the problems he says were caused by the economic academic establishment & offers some solutions

John Mauldin argues the economy is rigged and the bad guys are Nobel laureates, tenured professors and members of the economic academic establishment

John Mauldin argues the economy is rigged and the bad guys are Nobel laureates, tenured professors and members of the economic academic establishment

Christian Hawkesby looks at lessons from unconventional monetary policy for New Zealand

Christian Hawkesby looks at lessons from unconventional monetary policy for New Zealand

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

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

Bernard Hickey wonders if central banks are wasting their time with money printing to solve a deflation problem caused by supply shocks

Bernard Hickey wonders if central banks are wasting their time with money printing to solve a deflation problem caused by supply shocks

John Bolton says he's uncomfortable with how much the NZ economy is being talked up, urges that an eye be kept on overseas events

John Bolton says he's uncomfortable with how much the NZ economy is being talked up, urges that an eye be kept on overseas events

HiFX's Dan Bell on the chances of the NZ$ hitting parity with its Aussie counterpart, NZ$ outlook vs the greenback, and chickens coming home to roost in emerging markets

HiFX's Dan Bell on the chances of the NZ$ hitting parity with its Aussie counterpart, NZ$ outlook vs the greenback, and chickens coming home to roost in emerging markets

Never a dull moment for the NZ$; Dan Bell says 'behind the curve' Fed should, but won't, start tapering its money printing this month

Never a dull moment for the NZ$; Dan Bell says 'behind the curve' Fed should, but won't, start tapering its money printing this month

Christian Hawkesby says incoming Fed chairman Janet Yellen has the best economic forecasting record since the GFC among voting FOMC members

Christian Hawkesby says incoming Fed chairman Janet Yellen has the best economic forecasting record since the GFC among voting FOMC members

Roger J Kerr on 'bloody good news for NZ,', US non-farm payrolls & the likely currency impact of next week's expected RBA rate cut

Roger J Kerr on 'bloody good news for NZ,', US non-farm payrolls & the likely currency impact of next week's expected RBA rate cut