Economic growth
Murray Grimwood shines a light on what academics discuss among themselves when thinking about the global future. He reduxes some key presentations from a 2023 Stockholm conference you should watch
28th Jun 24, 12:00pm
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Murray Grimwood shines a light on what academics discuss among themselves when thinking about the global future. He reduxes some key presentations from a 2023 Stockholm conference you should watch
RBNZ won’t let the New Zealand economy grow until inflation is under control
Long-running survey records the worst ever non-Covid-affected level of activity for the services sector; 'This tells of a services sector in reverse at pace'
17th Jun 24, 12:11pm
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Long-running survey records the worst ever non-Covid-affected level of activity for the services sector; 'This tells of a services sector in reverse at pace'
It's a line ball call whether GDP figures out in the coming week will reveal the country still to be in recession or not. But whatever the outcome, economists don't see a particularly rosy path for the economy in the immediate future
16th Jun 24, 6:30am
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It's a line ball call whether GDP figures out in the coming week will reveal the country still to be in recession or not. But whatever the outcome, economists don't see a particularly rosy path for the economy in the immediate future
Murray Grimwood says the future will be so different we need to go back to basics, and with degrowth inevitable it'd be better done voluntarily
15th Jun 24, 9:21am
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Murray Grimwood says the future will be so different we need to go back to basics, and with degrowth inevitable it'd be better done voluntarily
Raghuram Rajan worries that India will squander its massive potential by trying to emulate China's growth strategy
28th May 24, 12:03pm
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Raghuram Rajan worries that India will squander its massive potential by trying to emulate China's growth strategy
Yi Fuxian explains why China's rising median age is at the root of its current malaise
24th May 24, 5:00am
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Yi Fuxian explains why China's rising median age is at the root of its current malaise
Yu Yongding rejects gloomy narratives about the Chinese economy's prospects and proposes ways to revive growth
23rd May 24, 10:27am
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Yu Yongding rejects gloomy narratives about the Chinese economy's prospects and proposes ways to revive growth
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says Budget 2024 will not contain any unexpected ‘bells and whistles’
15th May 24, 3:25pm
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says Budget 2024 will not contain any unexpected ‘bells and whistles’
Zhang Jun explains why rigorous evidenced-based assessments of the Chinese economy's performance can diverge sharply
9th May 24, 2:26pm
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Zhang Jun explains why rigorous evidenced-based assessments of the Chinese economy's performance can diverge sharply
Todd Buchholz and James Carter thinks the US should have locked in favourable borrowing rates when it had the chance
5th May 24, 1:56pm
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Todd Buchholz and James Carter thinks the US should have locked in favourable borrowing rates when it had the chance
Treasury says New Zealand faces a range of productivity problems which could lead to downgrades in future forecasts
5th May 24, 8:01am
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Treasury says New Zealand faces a range of productivity problems which could lead to downgrades in future forecasts
Alessio Terzi and Gernot Wagner show why shrinking the global economy, as envisaged by the advocates of degrowth, is a very bad way to cut emissions
4th May 24, 6:59pm
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Alessio Terzi and Gernot Wagner show why shrinking the global economy, as envisaged by the advocates of degrowth, is a very bad way to cut emissions
Mohamed El-Erian explains how to recalibrate expectations in the face of yet another forecasting failure
27th Apr 24, 9:36am
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Mohamed El-Erian explains how to recalibrate expectations in the face of yet another forecasting failure
Brian Easton casts an eye over the general calls for higher economic growth. He wants to see more focus on addressing economic bottlenecks, but can't find evidence less regulation delivers higher growth
15th Apr 24, 12:59pm
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Brian Easton casts an eye over the general calls for higher economic growth. He wants to see more focus on addressing economic bottlenecks, but can't find evidence less regulation delivers higher growth
Yu Yongding argues that, beyond encouraging consumption, the Chinese government must ramp up spending on infrastructure this year
6th Apr 24, 9:18am
Yu Yongding argues that, beyond encouraging consumption, the Chinese government must ramp up spending on infrastructure this year
Mohamed El-Erian and Michael Spence consider the risks and challenges associated with India's rapidly expanding global footprint
29th Mar 24, 12:52pm
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Mohamed El-Erian and Michael Spence consider the risks and challenges associated with India's rapidly expanding global footprint
GDP figures out in the coming week might be, in the words of one economist, 'as flat as a pancake', - but this of course is in a country that grew its population by 2.8% last year, meaning many more hands are producing only exactly the same outcome
17th Mar 24, 6:01am
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GDP figures out in the coming week might be, in the words of one economist, 'as flat as a pancake', - but this of course is in a country that grew its population by 2.8% last year, meaning many more hands are producing only exactly the same outcome
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Coalition Government plans to press ahead with tax cuts and pursue economic growth as Treasury warns the downturn could go deeper
15th Mar 24, 1:41pm
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Coalition Government plans to press ahead with tax cuts and pursue economic growth as Treasury warns the downturn could go deeper
Zhang Jun and Tomas Casa-Klett consider whether the factors that have led to day's prosperity in China also contain the seeds of decline
13th Mar 24, 1:15pm
Zhang Jun and Tomas Casa-Klett consider whether the factors that have led to day's prosperity in China also contain the seeds of decline
In his latest polemic, Murray Grimwood accuses those who don't accept his view of the laws of physics of being either innocently ignorant, calculatedly false or cranially flawed
2nd Mar 24, 10:22am
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In his latest polemic, Murray Grimwood accuses those who don't accept his view of the laws of physics of being either innocently ignorant, calculatedly false or cranially flawed
Mohamed El-Erian explains why economists and investors are far too optimistic about America's near-term prospects
28th Feb 24, 10:05am
Mohamed El-Erian explains why economists and investors are far too optimistic about America's near-term prospects
Population can’t be ignored. It has to be part of the policy solution to our world’s problems, Jenny Stewart argues
11th Feb 24, 6:00am
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Population can’t be ignored. It has to be part of the policy solution to our world’s problems, Jenny Stewart argues
Murray Grimwood says this year and those to follow will be interesting. But will we change course?
7th Feb 24, 10:37am
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Murray Grimwood says this year and those to follow will be interesting. But will we change course?
Yu Yongding sees room for more infrastructure investment, the Chinese government's most effective tool to offset weak demand
31st Jan 24, 11:29am
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Yu Yongding sees room for more infrastructure investment, the Chinese government's most effective tool to offset weak demand