Latest fromBrian Fallow on the economy
![Fallow: Wheeler, the safe pair of hands](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Fallow: Wheeler, the safe pair of hands
Let's hope that whoever succeeds Graeme Wheeler as Reserve Bank governor next year does as good a job as he has.
![Migration about the trend, not the ups downs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Migration about the trend, not the ups downs
COMMENT: Readers of a certain age might remember when there was a degree of prejudice against the wave of immigrants from the Netherlands, Brian Fallow writes.
![The TPP is dead - long live what?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
The TPP is dead - long live what?
COMMENT: Is the end of the Trans-Pacific Partnership the death of open economies or just a setback, Brian Fallow writes.
![Clouds amid the economic sunshine](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Clouds amid the economic sunshine
COMMENT: The overall growth numbers look solid. But some of the details are not so encouraging, Brian Fallow writes.
![Tax the house? It's worth a look](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Tax the house? It's worth a look
Gareth Morgan's proposal to tax the equity on homes does not sound like an election winner, but it's worth another look, writes Brian Fallow.
![Fallow: What shock will pop NZ's bubble?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Fallow: What shock will pop NZ's bubble?
COMMENT: There's little chance NZ will get through the next few years without an economic shock.
![Who wins or loses when prices rise?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Who wins or loses when prices rise?
COMMENT: It is a welcome development that Statistics NZ is now producing household living-cost price indexes.
![Thanks for nothing, America](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Thanks for nothing, America
COMMENT: Taking Donald Trump at his word, his election heralds a trade war, a recession, and a setback for climate change efforts.
![Brian Fallow: Interest rates ready to turn?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Brian Fallow: Interest rates ready to turn?
COMMENT: Depositors are in line for better returns - but it won't be soon.
![How much mortgage is too much?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
How much mortgage is too much?
COMMENT: Low interest rates make even big home loans affordable - at least for now.
![Brian Fallow: What could possibly go wrong?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Brian Fallow: What could possibly go wrong?
COMMENT: As NZ basks, a host of dangers await in the global economy.
![Brian Fallow: Climate change not just about carbon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Brian Fallow: Climate change not just about carbon
COMMENT: Ex-Minister suggests new way to tackle emissions.
![Brian Fallow: China's debt a recipe for risk](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Brian Fallow: China's debt a recipe for risk
COMMENT: Is China about to be the epicentre of Global Financial Crisis II, the sequel?
![Brian Fallow: Who shares the gains of growth?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Brian Fallow: Who shares the gains of growth?
COMMENT: Households have more to spend, but the cost of a home is boosting inequality.
![Brian Fallow: Easing into the future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Brian Fallow: Easing into the future
Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler might be wondering right now what he has to do to move the needle on retail interest rates or the dollar.
![Brian Fallow: Cash rate cut defies reality](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Brian Fallow: Cash rate cut defies reality
COMMENT: There is little NZ can do about high dollar or inflation.
![Why the Reserve Bank shouldn't cut rates](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Why the Reserve Bank shouldn't cut rates
COMMENT: Real danger is house prices, not low inflation.
![Brian Fallow: Oi, Brits - check out our model](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Brian Fallow: Oi, Brits - check out our model
COMMENT: The political and financial market aftershocks of the Brexit vote will eventually subside.
![Brian Fallow: Uphill struggle to spur growth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Brian Fallow: Uphill struggle to spur growth
COMMENT: The economy's vital signs don't look too bad, at first glance.
![Brian Fallow: NZ mortgage boom ushers in danger](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Brian Fallow: NZ mortgage boom ushers in danger
COMMENT: Debt is growing twice as fast as economic growth, writes Brian Fallow.
![Brian Fallow: Fiddling while the emissions grow](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Brian Fallow: Fiddling while the emissions grow
COMMENT: Legislation has been taken to remove the Emmissions Trading Scheme's buy one, get one free provision.