The clock is ticking on this Country’s malaise as we get closer to 12 months out from the next Election. That being said there now appear to be some green shoots appearing, with the rural communities benefiting from the strong export prices received from pretty...
Understanding business finance is essential for every business owner who wants to grow sustainably and make informed decisions. Whether you're managing a sole trader operation or a larger enterprise, the financial health of your business determines its ability to thrive. Business finance refers to the...
New Zealand’s economic recovery appears to have almost stalled, as we wait for the impact of lower mortgage rates to flow through to the economy. We are also suffering from low levels of immigration, with most of this being lower paid workers, whilst our educated...
The New Year is well underway, with our first OCR reduction having come through in February, plus lots of noise coming from Politicians as their New Year begins....
The economic loosening has well and truly begun, with a 0.5% reduction in the OCR in October and now a further 0.5 % reduction in November. We do have a large number of fundamental issues which will mean a recovery will be a slow process,...
The most recent quarterly inflation figure, annualised to 3.3 %, shows that the Reserve Bank appears to have broken the back of it. We are of the opinion that economic activity was a lot more constrained than quarterly figures were portraying, due to the large...
At Global we try to be positive about this Country and its future. However, the recent budget and resulting state of this country’s finances makes it hard to be too positive. The Country under the control of Labour over the past 5 years has drifted...
his Country desperately needs a stable government that follows through with what it has been voted in to do, and unlike the last Government follows through with action, rather than never ending rhetoric....