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David Mahon: China's post-Covid hangover, NZ flirting with joining AUKUS & more
Episode 76
China's economy remains mired in a post-Covid hangover like much of the rest of the world, but the technology, catering and tourism sectors are encou…
2 years, 4 months ago
Andrew Bayly: The select committee banking inquiry, Statistics NZ's challenges & more
Episode 75
The coalition government's select committee banking inquiry could look at how to encourage banks to lend more to "productive" sectors of the economy …
2 years, 5 months ago
Geoff Cooper: Changing the perceptions of infrastructure planning to dynamic from bureaucratic
Episode 74
New Zealand should be working towards a 100-year planning horizon when it comes to infrastructure, and viewing planning as "an exercise in dynamism a…
2 years, 5 months ago
Jarrod Kerr: Why the RBNZ should move away from its 'overly hawkish commentary'
Episode 73
Although the war on inflation is being won, there are still battles to come and it's too soon to expect Reserve Bank interest rate cuts, says Kiwiban…
2 years, 5 months ago
Rod Oram: The key test ahead now COP28 has agreed to a transition away from fossil fuels
Episode 72
Following COP28's call for a transition away from fossil fuels, a key test will be how quickly a rethink of the market capitalisation of oil and gas …
2 years, 7 months ago
Stephen Toplis: Why the worst of the economic downturn is still to come
Episode 71
By Gareth Vaughan
The first-half of 2024 is likely to be tough with rising unemployment and more businesses failing as the economy "bounces along the …
2 years, 7 months ago
Adrian Orr: Doing whatever it takes to achieve low and stable inflation, and his ideal scenario for monetary policy in a year's time
Episode 70
Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr says he's "extremely confident" the world is heading back to a period of low inflation, saying the central bank is p…
2 years, 7 months ago
John Ballingall: Why the time is ripe for a new trade strategy
Episode 69
On the 22nd of November, while the National Party was putting the finishing touches on its coalition agreement, the European Union (EU) ratified a ne…
2 years, 7 months ago
Weak China demographics echo everywhere
Episode 69
Kia ora,
Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.
I'm David Chaston and th…
2 years, 8 months ago
Kelly Eckhold: Why the RBNZ's increased foreign currency intervention capacity makes sense
Episode 68
Although trading in foreign exchange markets is inherently very risky, the Reserve Bank (RBNZ) boosting its capacity to do so makes sense both from m…
2 years, 8 months ago