Opinion

Opinion and analysis from Pattrick Smellie, Peter Griffin, David Chaplin and Cameron Bagrie and a top-level group of New Zealand experts, including the BusinessDesk editorial team.
Inflation: what if we're targeting the wrong things?
Opinion

Warren Couillault: Inflation: what if we're targeting the wrong things?

The key drivers of inflation are on the supply side.  Therefore, “demand management”, or a traditional Keynesian policy response, is not appropriate in such circumstances.  

Inflation-taming: the costs are becoming more visible
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Cameron Bagrie: Inflation-taming: the costs are becoming more visible

NZ may avoid a recession, according to the Reserve Bank's latest forecasts, but it will be a near-run thing and future growth looks lower than it was pre-covid.

Cameron Bagrie 19 Aug 2022
Wallet hits will keep coming
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Frances Cook: Wallet hits will keep coming

If the economy was a car, this is the equivalent of your 'check engine' light blinking on. It's running too hot and too sluggishly, running the risk that overheated cylinders could jam shut.

Frances Cook 18 Aug 2022
An eye for ID, a face for AI
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Peter Griffin: An eye for ID, a face for AI

A biometrics data breach or high-profile case of discrimination based on an inaccurate system could be devastating for a business. 

Peter Griffin 18 Aug 2022