yes , but the trouble is the Government , the RBNZ and QV NZ ltd are causing it but of course no one will admit to the elephant in the room NZ is not a 'difficult' economy - it has just been badly mismanaged over the last 6 or so decades. leftist ...

New Zealand PM Ardern says rising home prices not a plan for growth - BBG

NZ is not a 'difficult' economy - it has just been badly mismanaged over the last 6 or so decades. leftist Socialism is quite clearly backfiring aqainst the Ideologs trying to crop the tall poppies. ( and yes there is a dual meaning here :-) ) Low ...

RBNZ’s Orr Turns Spotlight Back on Robertson in Housing Tussle

Trouble is the technocratic bodies are not acting impartially. they are interfering directly in monetary policy and really causing grief to a huge section of the population. We have a so called impartial technocratic body in NZ that uses 2-3% of ...

NZ Robertson: Seeking Advice On Stability In House Prices In RBNZ Remit

and that's not a Spike Milligan quote ! YT

Time is short, Divergences remain, but we continue to work hard for a deal

Gosh Ross, you could have fooled me :-) more like a kindergarten playtime on FF, everyone foozeling their foofoo valves

Time is short, Divergences remain, but we continue to work hard for a deal

pass the chippies ( crisps, chips... for the un-initiated ) and fill up my beer, great Scot, we don;t do austerities ! here to be sure, to be sure ! TGIF

Rishi Sunak says Spending Review will not spell austerity

here is yet another take on the global reset scam - its a good read enjoy! url I like the trade weighted USD chart : Obama- Trump- Covid It says a lot ! However there are quite a few systemic errors in the article though - e.g foreign holdings of ...

Trump lost the 2020 presidential election, but is refusing to concede to Biden

Not so sure i agree we are heading towards a "world government " - we will never agree! look what happened to the Greeks and the Romans but yes, the peasants will always revolt against tyranny and authoritarianism ! that's what they are doing right ...

Trump lost the 2020 presidential election, but is refusing to concede to Biden

yes i understand where this was lifted out from ( url ) But the fact is - a "reset" like this will not work, it has been tried so .. so many times before, in many countries, and indeed in many prior civilisations - it never worked for the Romans , ...

Trump lost the 2020 presidential election, but is refusing to concede to Biden

Many thanks Bones and DaJoWaba

Brexit: Lords defeat government over internal market law

In the old (original) days of Westminster the Lords represented the landed ( very wealthy ) gentry who effectively ran the country economically. ( not unlike the Senate in the US i suspect ) but during these current days the "800" don't appear to ...

Brexit: Lords defeat government over internal market law

If it was working so well, then why did they abandon it last December ? i don't get that logic? What i do know from friends who visited there late last year and a relative working there is that the cost of living is through the roof and the general ...

Central Bank With Record in Negative Rates Shows Why They Work

Great, bring on the facts, bring on the evidence, and then publicly post the ruling outcome from the US Courts, based on that evidence. None of that will ever happen on this FX forum. Just don;t make misleading comments based on fabricated opinions ...

Trump lost the 2020 presidential election, but is refusing to concede to Biden

ok ,"Must ? ..." so where is the evidence that Venezuala and that election there had any influence or 'control' over the recent 2020 US General Election between Biden and Trump ? Maybe good to check some facts, produce some evidence, and then use ...

Trump lost the 2020 presidential election, but is refusing to concede to Biden

BelikeWater, unfortunately, i have to agree with you, you are quite right. but to try and put a positive spin on things try watching this - you will need to set up a free account to watch it bit its quite easy and well worth the content - the ...

Trump lost the 2020 presidential election, but is refusing to concede to Biden

Not sure why this is seen as "bad " news , it simply makes a lot of common sense. Australia and New Zealand export and import most of our traded product with Asia ( and not just China ) by any means. this is how it has been for that last few ...

Asia to form world's biggest trade bloc, a China-backed group excluding U.S.

you are both right! Capitalism and Socialism have co-existed hand in hand for decades in America. the rich Capitalists ensured they got rich (and right) by exploiting the system, using cheap labour and financial capital leverage to bol$ter profits ...

Trump lost the 2020 presidential election, but is refusing to concede to Biden

Hey Joe, yes that Joe where you gonna run to? video

Wall Street is not overly worried Trump can overturn election

trouble is Enarco, the logistics in NZ preclude this , restricted housing supply, pressured by returning New Zealanders , also pressured by lots, and i mean lots, of foreigners wanting to come and live in this safe haven and you have the perfect ...

PM Jacinda Ardern on house prices: 'It just cannot keep increasing at the rate that is'