Gordon Campbell on British apologies and interest rate fiddling
In the 1990s, the awesome powers of central bankers would cause markets to tremble… Nowadays, central bankers can hack away at interest rates and nothing will happen.
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Gordon Campbell on scrapping the capital gains tax
With the wisdom of hindsight, the Labour/Greens combo never did have the numbers to get a meaningful capital gains tax (CGT) across the line…
Gordon Campbell on the government’s feeble response to loan sharks
When it comes down to protecting the most vulnerable, Parliament can sometimes move at glacial pace, and do the bare minimum.
Gordon Campbell on the hype about the Reserve Bank’s new governor
It is time for the ritual handover at the Reserve Bank. Sometime today, Adrian Orr will don the gubernatorial undergarments, drain the Goblet of Knowledge […]
Gordon Campbell on the Impotence of the Reserve Bank
Back in the 1990s, central bankers were like kings.
Chicken Broth For An Ailing Economy
An interview with NZIER chief economist Shamubeel Eaqub, about how to nurture this frail economy through its convalescence