Economy on the cusp / Dairy industry dynamics / Labour puts on a good show at its annual conference / Cabinet reshuffle complications / Competition and insolvency regimes under review / US interest rate rise next month still odds-on / Keep an eye on Fiji
A fourth term RMA agenda emerging / Low-key or comatose? Labour’s annual conference / EVs and rail – Simon Bridges and the transport portfolio / Challenge to electricity network owners / A weaker employment quarter / 6.5% p.a. growth target in China’s new 5 Year Plan / Lochinver sold to local investors
Implications of sustained migration inflows / Fiscal policy realignment / Urban land for housing – some radical recommendations / Special economic zones for regional development / Interest rate cuts still a matter of when / Flurry of EV announcements coming / Pay equity taskforce
TPP – big win, big political headache / TPP timeline – not much needed from NZ Parliament / Science revamp focuses further on commercial impact / Govt increasingly focused on ICT sector’s potential / A hiatus for economic sentiment / Napier-Gisborne line – KiwiRail assesses tenders / Meanwhile, in Beijing
Key’s endless flexibility on display / Chinese FDI intent remains strong / TPP endgame edges closer / Govt refocuses trade policy / RMA reform bill close / New Aust Treasurer’s NZ connection / Fonterra result – will it affect the RBNZ’s OCR path?
Polling dilemmas: alternative flags and refugees / OCR at 2.5% next month, eventually lower? / Tolley in pole position for Speaker / Second-guessing the Fed / Transmission pricing / ALP puts China-Aust FTA risk / D-Day tomorrow for the UK Labour Party
Monetary Policy Statement extra / Automatic stabilisers kicking in; weaker dollar leads to inflation bounce; 25bps OCR cut may be the last of this magnitude
Wobbly China: don’t panic / Auckland transport glasnost / When will interest rates ever rise again? / Electricity: transmission pricing and profits / Earnings season: capital returns to the fore / Transport charging revolution afoot / What? Me worry?
What is the PBOC up to? / Political challenges as economic sentiment turns sharply / NZ becoming isolated on TPP / Goff preparing for Auckland mayoral bid / RMA reform, such as it is / How not to establish a model farm / Buyers in the wings for Solid Energy?
Labour’s hardening messages / Greens flavour of the month? / Pharmac safe, but TPP in the balance / Watch El Nino closely / Auckland politics / What is a ‘high risk’ business? / RBNZ rethinking ‘neutral’ OCR