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Brian Fallow: Wheeler batting on sticky wicket
Now that we know what the Reserve Bank is doing by way of curbs on low-deposit mortgage lending the question is whether it will work, writes Brian Fallow.
Now that we know what the Reserve Bank is doing by way of curbs on low-deposit mortgage lending the question is whether it will work, writes Brian Fallow.
As curbs on lending to home buyers with low deposits draw closer, one question that arises is how banks will do the rationing, writes Brian Fallow.
With widespread use of smart meters it should be possible to make the demand side of the wholesale market more price-elastic, writes Brian Fallow.
The idea that New Zealand has become one of the most unequal societies in the developed world is just not supported by the data, writes Brian Fallow.
If John Key was genuine in his concern about being disadvantaged relative to property investors he could legislate to reduce the tax advantages, writes Brian Fallow.
Brian Fallow looks at the issues involved in a wholesale electricity market, and whether it is competitive or not.
What the assets are worth now depends on the future path of electricity prices and the effect that has on the company's cashflows, writes Brian Fallow.
Local government is where a lot of the governing people care about goes on.
As we await another miserly Budget from Bill English we are entitled to wonder whether the Government is overdoing the fiscal discipline, writes Brian Fallow.
Insurance will represent a significantly higher share of the cost of living and the cost of doing business from here on, writes Brian Fallow.
The onus is on those calling for radical, disruptive change to something as important as the electricity sector to demonstrate that it is broken and needs fixing.
Finance Minister Bill English has asked officials what tax reforms could materially lift the economy's performance, writes Brian Fallow.
The drought is a timely reminder of how much the New Zealand economy depends on rainfall, writes Brian Fallow.
The higher the exchange rate is, the lower interest rates can be, writes Brian Fallow. Asset price inflation, in the Auckland housing market at any rate, is alive and well.
The G20 group of leading industrial and developing countries was talking tough at the weekend about getting multinational corporations to pay more tax.
Economic modelling based on ethanol, which has its limitations as a fuel, may underestimate the potential yields and value added, writes Brian Fallow.
Very weak jobs data from Statistics New Zealand yesterday raised economists' eyebrows.
The New Zealand dollar has hit 76 on the Reserve Bank's trade-weighted index, its highest level since at least 1990, writes Brian Fallow.
The idea that an overvalued exchange rate is the fault of the monetary policy framework has hardened into dogma, writes Brian Fallow.