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Cameron Bagrie: The Reserve Bank should do less
The government firing off a few well targeted spending missiles would dampen the need for the nuclear option of negative interest rates.
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Coronavirus
What covid? SME revenues on a tear in Sept
Small business revenue across the nation has more than recovered from the covid-19 lockdowns but jobs growth, while improving, still lags.
Coronavirus
Wealthy migrant investors pushed to Australia
More than $2 billion in potential investment could head across the Tasman as immigration settings stymie investor based residency applications.
Economy
Muted inflation will stoke negative interest fire
New Zealand’s third-quarter inflation was weaker than the central bank expected and will stoke the negative interest rate fire.
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