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'Do we really think we are currently growing at the same pace as China and three times that of Australia?': BNZ's head of research says latest GDP result delivered 'more noise than signal', encourages scepticism

'Do we really think we are currently growing at the same pace as China and three times that of Australia?': BNZ's head of research says latest GDP result delivered 'more noise than signal', encourages scepticism

Yi Fuxian thinks the positive effects of incentives to boost China's fertility rate will be temporary while more coercive measures are unlikely

Yi Fuxian thinks the positive effects of incentives to boost China's fertility rate will be temporary while more coercive measures are unlikely

Both Westpac and Kiwibank economists have quickly called for the Reserve Bank to cut the Official Cash Rate by 50 points next month in reaction to the 0.9% drop in GDP; ASB joins in on the call too

Both Westpac and Kiwibank economists have quickly called for the Reserve Bank to cut the Official Cash Rate by 50 points next month in reaction to the 0.9% drop in GDP; ASB joins in on the call too

Gross domestic product fell much further than forecast in the June quarter with manufacturing sectors declining 3.5% and construction continuing to crater

Gross domestic product fell much further than forecast in the June quarter with manufacturing sectors declining 3.5% and construction continuing to crater

Yi Fuxian draws parallels between the Roman empire's missteps and the Chinese government's efforts to avoid a similar fate

Yi Fuxian draws parallels between the Roman empire's missteps and the Chinese government's efforts to avoid a similar fate

Yi Fuxian fears that China's policymakers have learned nothing from Japan's housing experience

Yi Fuxian fears that China's policymakers have learned nothing from Japan's housing experience

Yi Fuxian examines the factors underlying a key cause of China's demographic crisis

Yi Fuxian examines the factors underlying a key cause of China's demographic crisis

Yi Fuxian thinks that China will have to shift its focus from running trade surpluses, to strengthening their middle class

Yi Fuxian thinks that China will have to shift its focus from running trade surpluses, to strengthening their middle class

Yi Fuxian argues China's efforts to mitigate the effects of rapid demographic ageing are too little, too late

Yi Fuxian argues China's efforts to mitigate the effects of rapid demographic ageing are too little, too late

Brian Easton tracks the path of stagnation and contraction the NZ economy has been on

Brian Easton tracks the path of stagnation and contraction the NZ economy has been on

Yi Fuxian explains why China's rising median age is at the root of its current malaise

Yi Fuxian explains why China's rising median age is at the root of its current malaise

Yi Fuxian highlights serious flaws in the forecasts that underpin China's economic policies

Yi Fuxian highlights serious flaws in the forecasts that underpin China's economic policies

Nancy Qian argues that the media's focus on aggregate income obscures how poor China remains

Nancy Qian argues that the media's focus on aggregate income obscures how poor China remains

How too many SMEs, cooperatives and immigrants are contributing to NZ's productivity woes

How too many SMEs, cooperatives and immigrants are contributing to NZ's productivity woes

For months National’s finance spokeswoman failed to put a dent in Finance Minister Grant Robertson’s fiscal armour, but Jason Walls says this week she found a chink

For months National’s finance spokeswoman failed to put a dent in Finance Minister Grant Robertson’s fiscal armour, but Jason Walls says this week she found a chink