ANALYSIS: After initial panicky response to Liberation Day tariffs, US financial markets have recovered to a level seeming to imply tariffs will have minimal impact on inflation, interest rates, and corporate profits.
ANALYSIS: On current trajectory, the rental market will be concentrated in hands of those with significant capital or social housing providers.
ANALYSIS: The management of NZL is undertaken by a separate entity, unlike many other large listed property companies which are self-managed.
ANALYSIS: Bellingcat founder tells how he exposes disinformation from open sources.
ANALYSIS: Is National’s decision to rule out Te Paati Māori a clever ploy or cock-up?
ANALYSIS: Extra money in the Budget for the Green Investment Fund is more political window-dressing than environmental action.
ANALYSIS: The incompatible demands of OCR, GDP growth rate, employment figures, and inflation value.
ANALYSIS: We can use currency hedging as a way to mitigate the risk associated with the currency exposure.
ANALYSIS: Handwringing follows finding that children are vaping, but is prohibitive approach like Australia’s any better?
ANALYSIS: Experts debate past, present and future relationship with a global superpower.