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Max Bowden's: Beware Distractions - It IS The Economy Stupid
Friday, 18 November 2011, 1:18 pm | Max Bowden
The "Tea Party" sideshow has thrown a spanner in the works of this election campaign, and may yet throw up a rogue result. More >>
Max Bowden: Chch Bounce Won't Happen In Next Two Years
Friday, 28 October 2011, 2:02 pm | Max Bowden
This week the Treasury delivered its PREFU, the pre-election financial update. It made for interesting and optimistic reading. More >>
Max Bowden: Is NZ ready for the "Asian Century"?
Monday, 3 October 2011, 1:35 pm | Max Bowden
Australia is currently putting together a "white paper" on its role in the new "Asian Century." NZ is rapidly realising it is tied as much to China as the Australians are. More >>
Max Bowden's: Key v Brown... And The Loser Is Auckland
Monday, 26 September 2011, 6:31 pm | Max Bowden
Ructions over the Rugby World Cup "fanzone" in Auckland have taken the lid off a political battle which will have dire long-term consequences. John Key, and his cabinet with him, have a serious dislike for the politics of Supercity mayor Len Brown. More >>
Auckland Tops List in Latest Economic Scoreboard
Friday, 9 September 2011, 1:00 pm | Max Bowden
The latest ASB/The Main Report Regional Economic Scoreboard, which covers data from the June quarter of 2011, shows NZ's hot region is still Auckland, with the housing market providing the impetus. More >>
What if China Catches A Cold?
Friday, 19 August 2011, 11:24 am | Max Bowden
In what part of the world does NZ's future lie? John Key makes no bones about it - his focus is on Asia, China in particular. More >>
Economic Mayhem? Have The Politicians The Will To Solve It?
Friday, 12 August 2011, 11:47 am | Max Bowden
Global stockmarkets reacted to the unprecedented news the US had lost its AAA credit rating with Standard and Poor's as everyone expected they would - with all the organisation of a herd of Wildebeest being chased by lions and hyenas, The markets yo-yoed as ... More >>
Will Soaring Oil Prices Kill Our Recovery?
Friday, 29 July 2011, 3:56 pm | Max Bowden
There have been some interesting developments on the business costs front in the past few days, none of them good. More >>
BusinessSense: Labour Tax Announcement
Thursday, 14 July 2011, 4:24 pm | Max Bowden
New Zealand is drifting without a plan. Debt is out of control. The economy is not performing. Record numbers of New Zealanders are leaving permanently.” - Phil Goff More >>
BusinessSense: Where To Get Money For Expansion?
Thursday, 1 July 2010, 4:44 pm | Max Bowden
NZ exports are going great guns, but the question is for how long? Demand for food will hold up – the world population is expanding, and more people are moving into the affluent middle class, which needs better quality food-stuffs. More >>
BusinessSense: Bollard Hits Nail On Head
Wednesday, 23 June 2010, 11:03 am | Max Bowden
His warning over NZ’s level of private debt, funded mostly from banks which borrow overseas, is a wake-up call after the Global Financial Crisis. But warning, and scaring people is one thing – the other side of the coin is incentives. More >>
Going “Green” – Is It Worth It?
Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 2:37 pm | Max Bowden
Businesses are always being told to get on the “green” bandwagon – consumers want environmentally friendly products, they want to know their food is produced sustainably, they want to know the country of origin of their goods is not damaging ... More >>
What Does A New UK Government Mean For NZ?
Monday, 24 May 2010, 10:31 am | Max Bowden
Britain’s coalition between David Cameron’s Tories and Nick Clegg’s Liberal Democrats is not a comfortable fit. They are old enemies on various policy issues. But they appear to be making it work. The coalition’s first Budget on June 20 will ... More >>
Taskforce Calls For "Radical Revamp"
Thursday, 4 March 2010, 5:08 pm | Max Bowden
The Trans Tasman Political Letter has released a special report on the findings of the Crown Research Institute Taskforce. More >>
Business Costs Continue Unrelenting Rise in 2010
Friday, 19 February 2010, 1:01 pm | Max Bowden
In its annual release of "Business Costs 2010", The Main Report Business Letter, says the cost of doing business this year is likely to keep heading upwards, although lower inflation across the wider economy, and lower wage demands will help. More >>
Here We Go Again: Rising Electricity Prices 2010
Wednesday, 27 January 2010, 12:56 pm | Max Bowden
Greetings and welcome to the first issue of BusinessSense for 2010. This week´s fire under power transmission lines on a Waikato farm raises all sorts of questions. Should major infrastructure providers like Transpower have immediate 24 hour a day ... More >>
Major Electricity Supply Risks Still Present In AK
Tuesday, 3 November 2009, 10:55 pm | Max Bowden
NZ’s creaking infrastructure and our attitude to health and safety was cruelly exposed last month when a forklift in Auckland hit a high voltage power line. The driver was lucky to escape with his life. Thousands of homes and businesses were ... More >>
A Bigger Laugh For John Key
Friday, 25 September 2009, 4:55 pm | Max Bowden
We´re a little concerned about John Key going on the Letterman Show. The problem is partly political risk: if something bad happens back here while the PM is gunning for cheap laughs on an American chat show there could be trouble. And Letterman isn´t ... More >>
Oil Production - A Major Success Story
Thursday, 3 September 2009, 2:18 pm | Max Bowden
Milk and oil have been the saviours of the NZ economy in the past few years they are our black and white gold. What is little understood in fact is how the oil industry in particular has been a resounding success story. More >>
