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Overdoing the gloom
Friday, 20 May 2005, 2:36 pm | Infometrics
“We are straining to see the economic slowdown.” That’s the view of Andrew Gawith, a senior economist at Infometrics – a company specialising in economic forecasting. “Certainly, talk of a ‘hard landing’ – implying the economy will come to a sudden ... More >>
Terms of trade magic
Friday, 10 December 2004, 4:04 pm | Infometrics
Despite a slight fall in the terms of trade index over the September quarter the index is still hanging around a 15-year high. The terms of trade index (export prices divided by import prices) has a direct bearing on the nation’s purchasing power – ... More >>
Building industry warned to brace for downturn
Thursday, 9 September 2004, 10:29 am | Infometrics
Builders are being warned to brace themselves for a 20% fall in residential building activity over the coming year, as the Reserve Bank continues to ratchet up interest rates – 1.25 percentage points since the beginning of the year. More >>
House prices to start falling by the end of year
Wednesday, 21 January 2004, 10:13 am | Infometrics
Real estate agents and potential property buyers are in danger of overestimating the ongoing strength of New Zealand’s housing market, according to Infometrics. More >>
Reserve Bank doesn’t believe its own forecasts
Thursday, 6 March 2003, 3:22 pm | Infometrics
The Reserve Bank has forgotten that monetary policy should be set by looking ahead to what will happen in the economy in 12–18 months time, believes Infometrics Senior Economist Gareth Kiernan. He says that the Bank has instead chosen to focus on the ... More >>
Boardroom Double Standards Exposed by Air NZ Spat
Wednesday, 28 August 2002, 4:22 pm | Infometrics
About the most fruitful thing to come out so far of the argument over whether Qantas should have a stake of Air NZ, is that the major protagonists are totally conflicted but aren't letting this prevent them parade their self-interest on their sleeve. More >>
