Working means income, but working also means productivity, two very separate outcomes that New Zealand government policy managed to annihilate during the Covid years. Working from home became necessary and popular around the world, although the working aspect can be a misnomer. What’s not to like? Bloomberg reported that
Michael My name is Michael and my brand new book entitled End Times is now available on Amazon.com. In addition to my new book I have written six other books that are available on Amazon.com including 7 Year Apocalypse, Lost Prophecies Of The Future Of America, The Beginning
Egon von Greyerz goldswitzerland.com Egon von Greyerz is the founder and managing partner of Matterhorn Asset Management AG. Safely Managing the Knife’s Edge via Physical Precious Metal Ownership In this extended discussion with Brian and Darryl Panes of Good as Gold Australia, Matterhorn Asset Management (MAM) founder, Egon
You may have noticed a trend where companies advertise their woke-credentials by virtue-signalling how diverse their workforce is. This is, of course, nothing new and back in the day it meant ‘We hire both white and black people.’ Then it became about helping women get into the force, then ‘We
Steve Goreham cfact.org Steve Goreham is a speaker, author and independent columnist on energy, sustainability, climate change and public policy. More than 100,000 copies of his books are now in print, including his latest, Outside the Green Box: Rethinking Sustainable Development. We are in the midst of history’
Any political party that ignores the things that really matter to the voting public is a political party destined for losses. Right now the things that matter to New Zealand voters the most are: inflation/cost of living, housing costs, crime/law-and-order, and healthcare and hospitals. Inflation and cost of
Minister for Auckland and Minister of Transport Michael Wood has declared himself a spirit donkey, whatever that is, in ensuring that the Auckland light rail project, as a government/Minister Wood vanity project, is to proceed, regardless of the fact that the country has some serious infrastructure issues to deal
The Reserve Bank yesterday announced a 50 basis points hike in the Official Cash Rate, moving it to 4.75%. Your mortgage, overdraft, equipment leases, and credit card costs just ballooned again. The Reserve Bank is trying to do two main things: stave off a recession, and defeat inflation. You
Every now and again, an advertising slogan becomes part of the popular lexicon. “Not happy, Jan!” “You’re soaking in it.” “Always a bridesmaid, never a bride” (believe it or not, this was never a saying until a 1950s ad campaign). From a 1980s bank ad, Australians adopted the phrase,
As the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle starts to be fully understood, it is going to force the government into making some unpalatable decisions that will affect its re-election chances. But they are decisions that will have to be made, and made sooner rather than later. In an article we published
Nick Stewart The floods, having caused devastation to land and life, will also devastate the Hawke’s Bay economy by putting pressure on many businesses that are also having to deal with flooded homes and staff members who have lost everything. Many have still not regained their pre-Covid strength before
Connor O’Keeffe Writer and Video Producer mises.org Connor O’Keeffe is a writer and video producer at the Mises Institute. He has a masters in economics and a bachelors in geology. Whether you like it or not, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are coming. That’s the message
Egon von Greyerz goldswitzerland.com Egon von Greyerz is the founder and managing partner of Matterhorn Asset Management AG. Born with dual Swiss/Swedish citizenship, Egon’s education was mainly in Sweden. Egon von Greyerz began his professional life in Geneva, Switzerland, as a banker and thereafter spent 17 years
Last week I wrote about how the Reserve Bank has got it wrong by reducing interest rates to close to zero, and then pushing them up at a rate of knots when inflation, that they created, started to hit. Some of you disagreed with that opinion, and in particular some
Scott Drylie FEE.org Scott Drylie is an Assistant Professor of Economics, Cost Analysis, and Acquisition Management at the Air Force Institute of Technology in Dayton, Ohio. In 1985, the British rock band Dire Straits released the song “Money for Nothing.” It is an undeniable rock classic. It also is
Economists and business writers are sending us dire warnings about the inflationary outlook for the coming year. They are mostly likely correct. After creating the biggest asset bubble in decades by lowering interest rates, ostensibly to stimulate the economy – and making assets particularly cheap – the Reserve Bank is now hiking
