Andrew Urquhart University of Reading Dr Andrew Urquhart is Associate Professor of Finance at the ICMA Centre, Henley Business School. Dr Andrew joined the ICMA Centre in September 2018 and holds a PhD from Newcastle University where his thesis examined the Adaptive Market Hypothesis and investor sentiment in extreme circumstance.
A MYOB poll of 401 small to medium businesses has shown that Labour is now the preferred party of SMEs, with 38% favouring Labour and 35% supporting National. A further 5% voted ACT, while 3% supported the Greens. So overall, most businesses favour the left bloc over the right bloc,
If the climate change and Wuhan pandemic debacles have taught us anything, it’s that computer modelling is garbage. Shiny, high-tech garbage, but garbage still. Climate models have consistently failed to match the real-world – and they’re getting worse. Pandemic modelling is an embarrassing farce that regularly exaggerates real-world events
Westpac economists expect house prices to level out over the rest of this year and expect “moderate” falls in the coming years as longer-term interest rates eventually rise. They also say renters can stop worrying about the prospect of rents rising significantly, despite threats from disgruntled landlords. Acting chief economist
Max Borders fee.org Max Borders is author of The Social Singularity. He is also the founder and Executive Director of Social Evolution—a non-profit organization dedicated to liberating humanity through innovation. Max is also co-founder of the Voice & Exit event and former editor at the Foundation for Economic
Peter C. Earle Jeffrey A. Tucker aier.org Peter C. Earle is an economist and writer who joined AIER in 2018 and prior to that spent over 20 years as a trader and analyst in global financial markets on Wall Street. His research focuses on financial markets, monetary issues, and
rt.com The Bank of Japan (BOJ) said on Monday that it has begun experiments to study the feasibility of issuing its own digital currency. The move sees it join other global central banks in exploring options in the digital sector. According to the regulator, the first phase of experiments
Tho Bishop mises.org Tho is an assistant editor for the Mises Wire, and can assist with questions from the press. Prior to working for the Mises Institute, he served as Deputy Communications Director for the House Financial Services Committee. His articles have been featured in The Federalist, the Daily
Alistair Bilkey wealthmorning.com Alistair is the Chief Technology Officer at Wealth Morning. An experienced developer, his responsibilities include the website, ecommerce and our WealthMail system. He is an investor and trader in his own right with a strong interest in high-growth technology businesses and cryptocurrency. He previously worked in
After questioning in Parliament today it’s clear Revenue Minister David Parker has no idea how his interest deductibility policy will work, National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly says. “Minister Parker was asked some basic questions such as how many people will be affected by his new policy and how
In what must be a truly galling plot twist for the left, their most hated Goldstein is being held up as a model for the world. No, not the hard border, turn-back policy that Europe has been urged to follow (and which would serve the US equally well), but a
Simon Sarevski fee.org Simon Sarevski is a research assistant at the Austrian Economics Center. He holds a bachelor’s degree in financial management from Ss. Cyril and Methodius and is involved with European Students for Liberty. In ancient Greece Plato could be found advocating women’s rights, arguing that
Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com In 1950, New Zealand had one of the highest standards of living in the world. But over the ensuing seven decades, growth in per capita incomes in New Zealand has been slower than in virtually all other developed countries. As a result, and despite promises by
Frank Shostak mises.org Frank Shostak is an Associated Scholar of the Mises Institute. His consulting firm, Applied Austrian School Economics, provides in-depth assessments and reports of financial markets and global economies. He received his bachelor’s degree from Hebrew University, his master’s degree from Witwatersrand University, and his
