ANALYSIS: If a $1b subsidy buys an LNG terminal, what’s it worth to reduce our reliance on imports?
ANALYSIS: Markets need to believe the Iran war will be short, because the alternative could be really bad.
ANALYSIS: Proposed amendments to the Commerce Act could end up facilitating anti-competitive mergers, such as NZME and Stuff.
ANALYSIS: The idea of AI is now so powerful a blog post about its hypothetical effects moved markets this week. The risks may lie in a different direction.
ANALYSIS: A lot of money is raised on the secondary market, but parts of the process remain obscure.
ANALYSIS: The cost of funding LNG infrastructure is likely to fall mainly on households. How much they will benefit is less clear.
ANALYSIS: The hasty push for new revenue from road tolling risks unnecessary policy mistakes.
ANALYSIS: Shares in the listed gold company reflect a bullish view, despite a wobble this week.
ANALYSIS: If the election puts privatisation back on the agenda, we need to put in some boundaries.
ANALYSIS: As one processing plant opens, another closes.