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Frances Cook: Don't get your fingers burned in a recession
When you're preparing for a recession, there are two tactics for your money – the defensive and the aggressive.
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What's behind the inflation numbers?
The charts tell the story behind NZ's latest inflation figures. Much of the political debate will centre on the question of domestic or imported inflation.
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Hot inflation means more rate hikes possible
Most economists still expect the cash rate to top out at 3.5% despite inflation continuing to climb.
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Pattrick was judged New Zealand's best overall columnist and business columnist of the year at the Voyager 2021 Media Awards. He has more than 35 years’ experience reporting and working in New Zealand politics and the commercial sector. A former Press Gallery chairman, he is an award-winning journalist and has worked for titles including The Dominion, The Press, Sunday Star-Times and National Business Review. He was the first NZ correspondent for The Australian and co-founded BusinessDesk in 2008.
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