Cameron Bagrie

Great stuff. Problem will be the supply side and whether we have capacity to produce the stuff. We need that plan.

NZ National Party @NZNationalParty

Doubling our exports means more opportunities and a growing economy to help Kiwis get ahead. https://t.co/U9nDv5xhaY

How about we keep disagreements and different views respectful and not spiteful? Use of the *uck word just a reflection of the poster

Maria Sherwood @MariaSherwood2

Jesus, just because Trump did it, doesn't make it needed in Aotearoa. Fuck off. https://t.co/wpLEdqzPWU

We could do with the same clean out across a number of other nzx listed firms

If NZ loses a notch for its institutional rating when they review the central government we fall into the AA rating, down from AA+. Central government policy churn drags down local government credit ratings | BusinessDesk https://t.co/7XgViasFTC

What’s the odds NZ does the same and raises defence spending and cuts the foreign aid budget. Any funding increase for defence will need to come from multiple areas. UK defence spending to rise to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 -| Politics News | Sky News https://t.co/Pi1JkqCUzj

Notification from genesis today. Electricity fixed line +13%.Electricity +11.6%. Gas fixed line +24%. Gas +29%. Mercury sees average 9.7% power price rise from April - NZ Herald. Here comes some non economically sensitive inflation the RBNZ can’t control https://t.co/VkiG0fUGvI

Interesting….

Bryce Edwards @bryce_edwards

https://t.co/9oKrU6owb8

Big issue here is the banks, pricing for risk via margins but not taking a lot. High ROE but low standard deviation of returns across the business cycle

Dan Brunskill @dan_brunskill

"Risk has become an overly dominant feature of discussion. If we focused on creating value as much as we manage risk, what would that look like? What impact would it have on our productivity?" https://t.co/kZiZsjJNzF

I’m doing a Sunday evening straight shooting economic update each week. 8pm covering local and global developments. It’s recorded so can be replayed. Small charge. https://t.co/Dyw0gfkOiJ

$3 per litre given 56 cent nzd/usd and Dubai oil price around $76 per barrel. But lower currency good for exporters. Petrol prices set to rise as foreign sanctions, weak NZ dollar bite - NZ Herald https://t.co/2ThgWwomys

Bugger. The word is getting out about twizel. Just got off the lake. Magical. The ‘packed in summer’ town feeling the pressure of a tourism boom | Stuff https://t.co/kOJ5KfOAbk

Unemployment. Global turmoil and housing/interest rate the top three issues for economists in 2025. My 1#was division, 2# was productivity and 3# non tradable inflation/fiscal policy. Economists pick the three big issues for NZ in 2025 - NZ Herald https://t.co/mDVpYZwalB

RT @businessdesk_nz: .@cameronbagrie: The potential for a rating downgrade will linger over the coming year.  #Opinion https://t.co/B9vImnl…

Haven’t seen coverage of IPSOS issues monitor. Inflation 1# at 56% saying it’s top 3 concern. Health at record high of 40% and 2#. Economy 3# 29%. Crime 4# 28% (down from 35%). Housing 5# 27%. The Issues Monitor is a good mood of the nation guide. Health rising is notable.

We need a serious conversation about tax. Both the composition (I support a CGT) and to what degree we are prepared to pay more because population ageing and infrastructure requirements need more money and funding for both is kicked down the road

Thomas Coughlan @coughlthom

Tax column: conventional wisdom says tax is a weak issue for Labour and for good reason - they’ve lost a lot of elections on tax. But National has a few unpalatable decisions of its own: can it cut spending further and can it abolish the 180k threshold. https://t.co/Edt2YDuJJl

Paywalled but message is simple. Looks like a tradeoff ahead over maintaining current NZ Super settings or being able to fund infrastructure. Unless we are prepared to accept a lot higher tax burden. Long-term fiscal storms on the horizon | BusinessDesk https://t.co/ObQQ3Szdn0

RT @businessdesk_nz: .@cameronbagrie: NZ stands at a critical juncture where we must embrace change or take the easy road. #Opinion https:/…