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Liam Dann: Government can't blame trade war for low growth
COMMENT: Govt's attempts to blame the sluggish economy on global woes don't ring true.
COMMENT: Govt's attempts to blame the sluggish economy on global woes don't ring true.
An incident saw ANZ censured by the Reserve Bank.
COMMENT: Politicians with strong nationalistic policies continue to do well.
Market analysts fear that Donald Trump's tough trade talk may back fire on Wall Street.
With the economy slowing this Wellbeing Budget was always going to be up against it.
The marketing agency lost $6m in funding last year and hasn't had a boost in this Budget.
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Audrey Young runs the ruler over the first Wellbeing Budget.
ANZ's chief economist for China says trade war tensions are largely technology-focused.
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Amy Adams says the Government is rewriting history in the lead-up to the Budget.
The robots may be coming, but that doesn't have to mean mass unemployment.
Finance Minister says moving to a range will give the Government flexibility.
The move potentially gives the Government more scope for spending in its second term
Liam Dann talks with Sharad Jain, Director of S&P Global Ratings.
COMMENT: Trump was the unspoken presence at this week's Tripartite Economic Summit.
Government is running out of time to prove it's committed to change, says economist.
US President Donald Trump's enormous losses haven't dissuaded his supporters.
Bridges says blue-collar workers becoming more fiscally conservative, writes Audrey Young.
COMMENT: Based on current projections, New Zealand should be fine.
Economy Hub: Finance Minister Grant Robertson talks to Liam Dann ahead of Budget 2019.
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Industry groups want to make tourism a more attractive career option.
COMMENT: Economic textbooks are missing several key facets of human nature.
COMMENT: Committees so often make inconsistent, confusing and downright wrong decisions.
Donald Trump is playing hard-ball as trade talks with China get under way. Will it work?
Comment: Government is happy to stick with the status quo.