Liam Dann: Were living in a land of confusion – get used to it
OPINION: “It’s a confusing period,” Alan Bollard, told the Apec CEO Summit on Thursday morning. Bingo. A guy with one of the least [...]
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Liam Dann: Record low unemployment points to higher interest rates, inflation
OPINION: Interest rates could rise higher and faster than anticipated after new data showed New Zealand hitting a record low unemployment rate. Unemployment [...]
Liam Dann: We are a polarised country – the qualities we’ll need to get through
OPINION: We need to collectively take a deep breath. The next few months are going to be very tough. The bit where we [...]
Liam Dann: Lockdown call signals longer grind for economy
OPINION: Some sort of strategic change was inevitable after the spread of Delta in the past week. Today’s moves suggest the Government has [...]
Liam Dann: The worst thing about the Covid-era in NZ
OPINION: Who knew the worst thing about a pandemic would turn out to be the insufferable complaining of people unable to accept that [...]
Liam Dann: Lift-off for interest rates creeps ever closer
OPINION: Brace yourself. Inflation is coming. Interest rates are about to rise. Ok, stop me if you’ve heard this one before. I understand [...]
Liam Dann: Those interest rate hikes creep ever closer
OPINION: Brace yourself. Inflation is coming. Interest rates are about to rise. Ok, stop me if you’ve heard this one before. I understand [...]
Liam Dann: NZ economy a good bet? You can bank on it
OPINION: I suspect there would a have been few smiles around the offices of the Reserve Bank on Thursday morning, and not just [...]
Liam Dann: Where the right is getting it wrong
OPINION: The political right, struggling for relevancy in the post-Covid world, is repeating the same mistake the left made during its wilderness years [...]
Liam Dann: Why RBNZs forecast rate hikes are a huge relief
OPINION: Is New Zealand about to descend into the crazy, price-controlled, inflationary days of the1970s? Or do we now live in a magic [...]