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Chris Trotter asks: What will/can the USA do to avoid becoming the sick, old man of the Indo-Pacific?
5th Aug 24, 8:15am
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Chris Trotter asks: What will/can the USA do to avoid becoming the sick, old man of the Indo-Pacific?
Brian Easton says New Zealand is again having to reconcile conflicting pressures from its military and its trade interests. Should we join Pillar Two of AUKUS and risk compromising our markets in China?
29th Jul 24, 9:05am
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Brian Easton says New Zealand is again having to reconcile conflicting pressures from its military and its trade interests. Should we join Pillar Two of AUKUS and risk compromising our markets in China?
Trade expert Stephen Jacobi says the US presidential election is a ‘Sword of Damocles’ threatening the global economy and could seriously harm New Zealand’s exports
12th Jul 24, 1:29pm
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Trade expert Stephen Jacobi says the US presidential election is a ‘Sword of Damocles’ threatening the global economy and could seriously harm New Zealand’s exports
Chris Trotter says like it or not, the Kiwis are either going into 'Pillar 2' – or they are going to China
6th May 24, 9:48am
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Chris Trotter says like it or not, the Kiwis are either going into 'Pillar 2' – or they are going to China
Stephen Roach says the economic interests of saving-short America are tightly aligned with its outsize imbalances of trade and capital flows
26th Apr 23, 7:53am
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Stephen Roach says the economic interests of saving-short America are tightly aligned with its outsize imbalances of trade and capital flows
Motu Executive Director and ex-RBNZ Assistant Governor John McDermott assesses the state of the local & international economies as 2022 hurtles towards 2023
21st Dec 22, 7:30am
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Motu Executive Director and ex-RBNZ Assistant Governor John McDermott assesses the state of the local & international economies as 2022 hurtles towards 2023
Patricia Ranald explains the what and why behind the US geopolitical power play known as the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
11th Dec 22, 8:00am
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Patricia Ranald explains the what and why behind the US geopolitical power play known as the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
Jane Kelsey says the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework remains an enigma - a high level idea in search of substance
25th May 22, 10:26am
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Jane Kelsey says the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework remains an enigma - a high level idea in search of substance
Economist Brian Easton recommends Michael Lewis' take on the public-private interface problems of the US health system, which dismisses Trump as a 'co-morbidity' in the face of Covid
10th Jan 22, 11:58am
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Economist Brian Easton recommends Michael Lewis' take on the public-private interface problems of the US health system, which dismisses Trump as a 'co-morbidity' in the face of Covid
Chris Trotter says as anybody with the intestinal fortitude to brave the commentary threads of local news-sites, large and small, will attest: the number of Trump-supporting New Zealanders is really quite astounding
18th Jan 21, 8:43am
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Chris Trotter says as anybody with the intestinal fortitude to brave the commentary threads of local news-sites, large and small, will attest: the number of Trump-supporting New Zealanders is really quite astounding
Lee Jong-Wha shows how the United States can make or break the Asia-Pacific region's new free-trade agreement
5th Dec 20, 12:37pm
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Lee Jong-Wha shows how the United States can make or break the Asia-Pacific region's new free-trade agreement
Economist Brian Easton looks at half a dozen external economic issues that will greatly affect this country
21st Sep 20, 9:21am
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Economist Brian Easton looks at half a dozen external economic issues that will greatly affect this country
Chris Trotter muses on whether the Covid-19 crisis is ushering in a major shift in New Zealand foreign policy centring on a tilt away from Beijing and a cosying up to Washington
11th May 20, 8:52am
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Chris Trotter muses on whether the Covid-19 crisis is ushering in a major shift in New Zealand foreign policy centring on a tilt away from Beijing and a cosying up to Washington
John Mauldin of Mauldin Economics believes the rest of the world will enter a period something like Japan endured following 1990, and is still grappling with today
15th Apr 19, 11:35am
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John Mauldin of Mauldin Economics believes the rest of the world will enter a period something like Japan endured following 1990, and is still grappling with today
Siah Hwee Ang with the latest happenings across the Asia-Pacific, including China and imports, e-commerce in India, Malaysia back in the mix, Australia goes at China, meaty matters, the Trump-Kim summit and more
15th Jun 18, 10:00am
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Siah Hwee Ang with the latest happenings across the Asia-Pacific, including China and imports, e-commerce in India, Malaysia back in the mix, Australia goes at China, meaty matters, the Trump-Kim summit and more
Kiwibank chief economist Jarrod Kerr on the Top 10 risks to the Kiwi economy; weak income growth, trade war, agriculture risks, the Springbok induced 2008 global financial crisis & more
1st Jun 18, 10:00am
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Kiwibank chief economist Jarrod Kerr on the Top 10 risks to the Kiwi economy; weak income growth, trade war, agriculture risks, the Springbok induced 2008 global financial crisis & more
NZ Initiative's Eric Crampton says California had a 22-year start on us in terms of using medical marijuana and it's time for cannabis reform here too
16th May 18, 8:37am
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NZ Initiative's Eric Crampton says California had a 22-year start on us in terms of using medical marijuana and it's time for cannabis reform here too
Siah Hwee Ang says we are accustomed to a regime that centres around the US ‘leading the world’, but now China is actively seeking out and willing to take on some of these roles
18th Apr 18, 9:26am
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Siah Hwee Ang says we are accustomed to a regime that centres around the US ‘leading the world’, but now China is actively seeking out and willing to take on some of these roles
There’s no commitment to fix anything in Trump's US$1.5 trillion infrastructure plan, DCReport's Terry H. Schwadron argues
27th Feb 18, 9:49am
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There’s no commitment to fix anything in Trump's US$1.5 trillion infrastructure plan, DCReport's Terry H. Schwadron argues
Patrick Watson argues that if and when you could ever pay your taxes in Bitcoin - then and only then could you call it money
13th Dec 17, 10:39am
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Patrick Watson argues that if and when you could ever pay your taxes in Bitcoin - then and only then could you call it money
NZ Initiative's Eric Crampton on giving yourself a nudge, balancing your drinking, little rockets, the struggles of proving nonsense, councils in a knot, and goat yoga - really. Plus more...
17th Nov 17, 10:02am
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NZ Initiative's Eric Crampton on giving yourself a nudge, balancing your drinking, little rockets, the struggles of proving nonsense, councils in a knot, and goat yoga - really. Plus more...
Motu on Nobel Prizes, discussions of MMP, feeding the world, a Pakistani teen's scientific first, how economics has a problem with women, solving the riddle of Kim Jong-un backwards and more
13th Oct 17, 10:02am
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Motu on Nobel Prizes, discussions of MMP, feeding the world, a Pakistani teen's scientific first, how economics has a problem with women, solving the riddle of Kim Jong-un backwards and more
Oliver Hartwich on capitalism by another name, explaining Trump, the perils of health hype, understanding inequality, Brexit's language barrier, Ikea economics and more
28th Oct 16, 10:02am
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Oliver Hartwich on capitalism by another name, explaining Trump, the perils of health hype, understanding inequality, Brexit's language barrier, Ikea economics and more
Groser sees good progress in TPP talks, but concerned US and Japan may do side-deal on dairy that ignores NZ; Key cautious
28th Oct 14, 1:17pm
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Groser sees good progress in TPP talks, but concerned US and Japan may do side-deal on dairy that ignores NZ; Key cautious
Have your say: US retaliates with dairy export subsidies
24th May 09, 10:47am
Have your say: US retaliates with dairy export subsidies