ANALYSIS: How the CIA spy agency regained its original purpose.
ANALYSIS: For most of history, the earnings yield on the US equity market has been higher than US Treasury bond yields.
ANALYSIS: Doubts still remain about National’s tax policy and Labour’s plan to take GST off fruit and vegetables.
ANALYSIS: The brakes are on for the housing construction sector, but it’s way too soon to shout about shortages.
ANALYSIS: Political violence, or the threat of it, has reared its head during the campaign.
ANALYSIS: Regulatory documents released under the Official Information Act point to a lack of investigative vigour.
ANALYSIS: The political parties’ behaviour is hardly edifying politics and does little to bolster voters’ confidence in democracy.
ANALYSIS: The jump in higher interest rates over the past few weeks has brought about concerns that asset prices may need to adjust down.
ANALYSIS: There seems to be little political appetite to correct society’s inadequate provision of care for people’s final days, months, and years.
ANALYSIS: How about B-?The lockdown of the economy was managed well, but the restart could have gone much better.