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Haven’t seen coverage of IPSOS issues monitor. Inflation 1# at 56% saying it’s top 3 concern. Health at record high of 40% and 2#. Economy 3# 29%. Crime 4# 28% (down from 35%). Housing 5# 27%. The Issues Monitor is a good mood of the nation guide. Health rising is notable.

.Cameron Bagrie: The potential for a rating downgrade will linger over the coming year.  #Opinion businessdesk.co.nz/article/econom…

Unemployment. Global turmoil and housing/interest rate the top three issues for economists in 2025. My 1#was division, 2# was productivity and 3# non tradable inflation/fiscal policy. Economists pick the three big issues for NZ in 2025 - NZ Herald nzherald.co.nz/business/nzs-t…

Bugger. The word is getting out about twizel. Just got off the lake. Magical. The ‘packed in summer’ town feeling the pressure of a tourism boom | Stuff stuff.co.nz/travel/3605255…

$3 per litre given 56 cent nzd/usd and Dubai oil price around $76 per barrel. But lower currency good for exporters. Petrol prices set to rise as foreign sanctions, weak NZ dollar bite - NZ Herald nzherald.co.nz/business/nz-pe…

I’m doing a Sunday evening straight shooting economic update each week. 8pm covering local and global developments. It’s recorded so can be replayed. Small charge. bagrieeconomics.co.nz/#subscribe

Big issue here is the banks, pricing for risk via margins but not taking a lot. High ROE but low standard deviation of returns across the business cycle

Interesting….

Notification from genesis today. Electricity fixed line +13%.Electricity +11.6%. Gas fixed line +24%. Gas +29%. Mercury sees average 9.7% power price rise from April - NZ Herald. Here comes some non economically sensitive inflation the RBNZ can’t control nzherald.co.nz/business/mercu…

What’s the odds NZ does the same and raises defence spending and cuts the foreign aid budget. Any funding increase for defence will need to come from multiple areas. UK defence spending to rise to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 -| Politics News | Sky News news.sky.com/story/starmer-…

If NZ loses a notch for its institutional rating when they review the central government we fall into the AA rating, down from AA+. Central government policy churn drags down local government credit ratings | BusinessDesk businessdesk.co.nz/article/financ…

We could do with the same clean out across a number of other nzx listed firms

How about we keep disagreements and different views respectful and not spiteful? Use of the *uck word just a reflection of the poster

Great stuff. Problem will be the supply side and whether we have capacity to produce the stuff. We need that plan.

Great day. While short on details there is teeth in this. The market is not working so you address the problem, which is market structure. Supermarkets ‘on notice’, face break-up threat: Willis | BusinessDesk businessdesk.co.nz/article/retail…

I asked for numbers behind this straight away via the Ministers office. Referred to MOD to provide data. Still waiting. What’s the problem providing data points? Multi-billion dollar Defence plan unveiled | ⁦Judith Collins⁩ ⁦NZ National Party⁩ beehive.govt.nz/release/multi-…

$13.5 million for “could bring” 23.000 visitors? That’s $587 per visitor. That’s almost paying the airfare for an Aussie arrival. Live: Government announces $13.5m to ‘turbocharge’ tourism numbers | Stuff stuff.co.nz/politics/36060…

We might not have tariffs in NZ but we provide subsidies. No surprises here to see USA targeting this area given what has already taken place. NZ film officials discussing Donald Trump’s announcement of 100% tariff on films produced outside US - NZ Herald nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/ne…

Brilliant last line. “Now, if only someone could embed “how to pack a lunchbox your child will actually eat” into the curriculum, we’d really be winning”. The financial literacy education curriculum change parents have been waiting for – Cecilia Robinson nzherald.co.nz/business/the-f…

From Stuff “.Close to half of all mortgage-holders are due to refix their loans in June, Willis added, which equates to more than half a million loans.” No way this is right. Haven’t seen the clip so not sure whether journalist got wrong end of the stick when it came to answer.