Category: Economy
New Zealand’s Weird Economy and Why It’s Doomed to Fail
New Zealand’s economy has me scratching my head. As our peers have developed straight through the commercial, industrial and post-industrial stages, NZ has managed to hold on to an agricultural society.
Going, Going, Gone: The 2019 Rapid-Fire Investment Spurt
There’s an interesting trend happening before our eyes…one apparent across nearly all industries…and it’s probably not good for you. It’s the ‘spurt’ world we now live in.
What Trump and Powell Do Next…
Well, we were wrong. We figured the Fed would pause now. Instead, it went ahead with its rate hike and suggested it would pause in 2019.
Why Cannabis Could Be Recession Proof
Cannabis investing is a speculative play. Yet while usually in a recession speculative plays don’t do well because money is scarce, we think cannabis could be different.
No Matter What the Fed Does, We All Lose
We were waiting for the big Fed announcement on a rate hike. But what happened? No trumpets. No bells. No heralds. None came.
It’s All a Gigantic Monopoly Game
If you have ever played Monopoly, you have probably noticed two things. The game can be really long and the banker — who pretty much controls the game — can never run out of money.
Could This be the Next Economic ‘Fat Tail’ Event?
Here at Money Morning New Zealand, we watch out for both positive and negative black-swan events…because we believe they can seriously affect your wealth.
The Fed Has the Shakes
Central banks have no economic magic. No financial panaceas. No money miracles. They can’t really make an economy run better.
Good News About the Coming Crash
The last leaves are falling from the trees. And the last days of December are counting down, like the quiet moments before an execution.
What’s Your Exit Plan When Financial Crisis Strikes?
If the fire alarm is pulled, and everyone rushes for the escape, how would you fare? Would you make it out alive?
The Debt Bomb That Could Blow in 2019
The Fed were planning to ‘normalise’ monetary policy very slowly. They didn’t expect much turbulence. The truth is that it’s not shaping out to be that way. Markets have been jolting all year.
How the Country Goes Broke…
Come the next crisis, our problems will intensify. Tax revenues will plummet. Deficits will grow to $2 trillion a year in 2019 or 2020.
Being Held Hostage — Is This the Christmas Spirit?
I only have a limited view of what’s been going on over at Air NZ. Today we’ll relay what your fellow readers sent in. And you be the judge!
The Art of (Trade) War
I don’t think Trump is up late at night reading Sun Tzu’s play book. But he’s fairing pretty well at trade warfare.
How the Sharing Economy is Making Your Commute Faster and Cheaper
From my office in Auckland, I can take no less than nine different types of transportation to get to my home. Nine! So, naturally enough, I’m curious…how do they stack up?