Cameron Bagrie: Does a cash-splashing government need RBNZ support?
The government is spending a lot more money than the Reserve Bank factored into the February Monetary Policy Statement.
Cameron Bagrie: Five things to keep an eye on in Budget 2021
There will be a lot of information in the 2021 Budget, and attention will invariably focus on who gets what.
Cameron Bagrie: Super-cheap money. Are borrowers or bank shareholders winning?
A huge proportion of the money greasing the NZ banking system is deposited on the shortest possible term at virtually zero interest rates. Who is benefitting from that?
Cameron Bagrie: Housing is important, but what about rents?
When we think of housing, we normally jump to house prices. But it should also include rents.