David Hargreaves

Retail chain The Warehouse won't be paying a dividend this year and says it faces continued uncertainty around its trading outlook

Retail chain The Warehouse won't be paying a dividend this year and says it faces continued uncertainty around its trading outlook

ANZ Business Outlook preliminary survey results for October show another widespread improvement in forward looking activity indicators - some measures stronger than a year ago

ANZ Business Outlook preliminary survey results for October show another widespread improvement in forward looking activity indicators - some measures stronger than a year ago

National leader Judith Collins claims Labour would get around its promise of no Capital Gains Tax by doing a Wealth Tax instead

National leader Judith Collins claims Labour would get around its promise of no Capital Gains Tax by doing a Wealth Tax instead

Westpac senior agri economist Nathan Penny says the tourism, seafood and export education sectors plus gold kiwifruit exports are most at risk if our trade relationship with China was to change

Westpac senior agri economist Nathan Penny says the tourism, seafood and export education sectors plus gold kiwifruit exports are most at risk if our trade relationship with China was to change

The Ministry of Health is reporting three new imported cases of Covid in the country, but the last six community cases from the recent outbreak have recovered

The Ministry of Health is reporting three new imported cases of Covid in the country, but the last six community cases from the recent outbreak have recovered

Kiwibank economists have been scrutinising our Covid spending. It's good news and bad news. We are eating really healthily. But we're drinking more and gambling

Kiwibank economists have been scrutinising our Covid spending. It's good news and bad news. We are eating really healthily. But we're drinking more and gambling

Auckland-based financial services company P^werFinance plans to launch new currency early next year; will later seek banking registration

Auckland-based financial services company P^werFinance plans to launch new currency early next year; will later seek banking registration

David Hargreaves says with the NZ borders closed, now is when we should be having a national discussion on migration and population - so why aren't we?

David Hargreaves says with the NZ borders closed, now is when we should be having a national discussion on migration and population - so why aren't we?

Fonterra says sale of the China farm interests will allow the co-op to 'prioritise the areas of its business where it has competitive advantages'

Fonterra says sale of the China farm interests will allow the co-op to 'prioritise the areas of its business where it has competitive advantages'

David Hargreaves has another wrestle with the latest savings and borrowing statistics

David Hargreaves has another wrestle with the latest savings and borrowing statistics

Reserve Bank statistics show household deposits have grown at their fastest rate in four years while, the amount owed on houses just had its biggest monthly rise in 13 years

Reserve Bank statistics show household deposits have grown at their fastest rate in four years while, the amount owed on houses just had its biggest monthly rise in 13 years

ANZ Business Outlook survey for September shows that businesses are becoming less gloomy, although Auckland businesses are the most pessimistic after the latest Covid outbreak

ANZ Business Outlook survey for September shows that businesses are becoming less gloomy, although Auckland businesses are the most pessimistic after the latest Covid outbreak

David Hargreaves says the time may now be approaching when we need to consider a direct one-off handout of cash to the public

David Hargreaves says the time may now be approaching when we need to consider a direct one-off handout of cash to the public

Labour aims for three-to-five year extension to life of the Southland smelter, including 'supporting' Transpower to allow reduced power costs for the smelter owner NZAS

Labour aims for three-to-five year extension to life of the Southland smelter, including 'supporting' Transpower to allow reduced power costs for the smelter owner NZAS

Latest Reserve Bank monthly mortgage figures show that the housing market continued to run hot in August

Latest Reserve Bank monthly mortgage figures show that the housing market continued to run hot in August

The decision of the Reserve Bank to give cheap funding directly to the banks possibly as soon as November means even lower mortgages may be fuelling the pre-Christmas housing market

The decision of the Reserve Bank to give cheap funding directly to the banks possibly as soon as November means even lower mortgages may be fuelling the pre-Christmas housing market

David Hargreaves is trying to keep tabs on Kiwis' spending and saving habits during the pandemic

David Hargreaves is trying to keep tabs on Kiwis' spending and saving habits during the pandemic

ANZ economists say negative interest rates won't be without potential costs and they believe the Reserve Bank will have to weigh these against perceived benefits when deciding whether to drop the Official Cash Rate below zero

ANZ economists say negative interest rates won't be without potential costs and they believe the Reserve Bank will have to weigh these against perceived benefits when deciding whether to drop the Official Cash Rate below zero

Reserve Bank figures show credit card billings dropped a seasonally-adjusted 5.8% in August as Auckland went into level 3 lockdown and the rest of the country level 2

Reserve Bank figures show credit card billings dropped a seasonally-adjusted 5.8% in August as Auckland went into level 3 lockdown and the rest of the country level 2

The Reserve Bank's not expected to make any changes to either interest rates or its QE programme this week, but the markets will be looking for any further clues about the potential arrival of negative interest rates next year

The Reserve Bank's not expected to make any changes to either interest rates or its QE programme this week, but the markets will be looking for any further clues about the potential arrival of negative interest rates next year

Statistics New Zealand says the 12.2% shrinkage of the economy in the June quarter is 'by far the largest on record in New Zealand'; the fall is in line with what major bank economists forecast

Statistics New Zealand says the 12.2% shrinkage of the economy in the June quarter is 'by far the largest on record in New Zealand'; the fall is in line with what major bank economists forecast

NZ earned $0.5 billion more than it spent in transactions with the rest of the world in the June quarter due to the sharp slowdown in international trade because of Covid-19; annual deficit was just 1.9% of GDP

NZ earned $0.5 billion more than it spent in transactions with the rest of the world in the June quarter due to the sharp slowdown in international trade because of Covid-19; annual deficit was just 1.9% of GDP

Westpac's senior agri economist Nathan Penny says latest dairy auction results are consistent with a milk price of $6.50 for the current season, though he cautions that it is still early days yet

Westpac's senior agri economist Nathan Penny says latest dairy auction results are consistent with a milk price of $6.50 for the current season, though he cautions that it is still early days yet

David Hargreaves tries to make sense of recent developments in our never-dull housing market

David Hargreaves tries to make sense of recent developments in our never-dull housing market

The country is set to see its largest ever contraction in the economy reported this week - but the final figure's actually expected to be much smaller than first feared and the focus is already on how much the economy will grow by in the September quarter

The country is set to see its largest ever contraction in the economy reported this week - but the final figure's actually expected to be much smaller than first feared and the focus is already on how much the economy will grow by in the September quarter