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• What is the US 'fiscal cliff' and will it affect NZ?

  

   Video posted on 4 December 2012 in Economy

  
  

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  The United States is said to be teetering on the brink of a ‘fiscal cliff’. John Carran explains what this means, what's causing it, and its potential impact on the New Zealand economy.

   

   

  The United States is said to be teetering on the brink of a ‘fiscal cliff’. John Carran explains what this mea...

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• Sense with cents: Why financial literacy matters

  

   Video posted on 31 August 2012 in Economy

  
  

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  New Zealand’s first annual Money Week ran from 2-8 September 2012, with the aim of raising awareness about how Kiwis can better manage their money. In this video, Peter Johnston talks about the importance of financial literacy and what we’re doing about it here at GMI.

   

  New Zealand’s first annual Money Week ran from 2-8 September 2012, with the aim of raising awareness about how Kiwis...

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• Debt's Shadow Will Take Years to Disperse

  

  Article posted on 29 May 2012 in Economy

  
  

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  Andrew Gawith explains how five years into the global financial crisis, high debt continues to dog the economic fortunes of many countries, including our own.

  Andrew Gawith explains how five years into the global financial crisis, high debt continues to dog the economic fortunes o...

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• Exiting the Euro: What a Greek Default Could Mean

  

   Video posted on 24 May 2012 in Economy

  
  

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  Balancing the books is a tough call for any government in these uncertain times. Once again, Greece is giving the rest of the world the jitters. Fears of a Greek exit from the euro have even given birth to a new word ‘Grexit’. Find out what Grexit could mean for the local and global economies in this video with John Carran.

  Balancing the books is a tough call for any government in these uncertain times. Once again, Greece is giving the rest of ...

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• Thinking Local

  

  Article posted on 22 March 2012 in Economy

  
  

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  While the shares we invest in are mainly global, the New Zealand economy is still important for us to think about here at GMI. John Carran explains why, and where he believes the local economy and the New Zealand dollar are headed in 2012.

  While the shares we invest in are mainly global, the New Zealand economy is still important for us to think about here at ...

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• Positive Start to 2012 But Too Early to Call

  

   Video posted on 13 January 2012 in Economy

  
  

  

  Chris Worthington gives a reality check to the relatively upbeat news from the markets in the first days of 2012.

   

  Chris Worthington gives a reality check to the relatively upbeat news from the markets in the first days of 2012. &nbs...

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• How Gareth would get the Economy Humming Along

  

   Video posted on 10 November 2011 in Economy

  
  

  

  Gareth Morgan discusses the measures he would take to get the NZ economy operating efficiently.

   

  Gareth Morgan discusses the measures he would take to get the NZ economy operating efficiently.   ...

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• Official Cash Rate Stays at 2.5%

  

   Video posted on 27 October 2011 in Economy

  
  

  

  Andrew Gawith discusses the Reserve Bank's decision to keep the Official cash rate at 2.5%.

   

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• Politicians in the Gun as Crisis Drags on

  

  Article posted on 18 October 2011 in Economy

  
  

  

  The global financial crisis is proving worryingly difficult to shrug off. That partly reflects the nature of the crisis and partly political dysfunction that continues to dog effective responses. Andrew Gawith explains.

  The global financial crisis is proving worryingly difficult to shrug off. That partly reflects the nature of the crisis an...

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• We Don’t Know How Lucky We Are

  

  Article posted on 9 September 2011 in Economy

  
  

  

  John Carran of Infometrics discusses the good aspects of the New Zealand economy.

   

  John Carran of Infometrics discusses the good aspects of the New Zealand economy.   ...

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• Time to Unsheath RB's Secret Weapon

  

  Article posted on 26 July 2011 in Economy

  
  

  

  Geoff Simmons, Economist at Gareth Morgan Investments
  
  Economic data is reading a little bit like the zombie apocalypse at the moment: the dollar hit an all-time high this week while inflation is the highest it has been in 21 years. Commentators are haunted by reminders of past crises, such as the Dutch Disease, so named when North Sea oil returns choked manufacturers in the Netherlands. There are hints of the stagflation (high inflation and stalled GDP) we last saw in the 70s. Even commodity prices seem to be losing their former gloss. Well, desperate times call for desperate measures - that is why the next Monetary Policy Committee meeting on Thursday is the right time for the Reserve Bank to start pulling its new lever, the Core Fun...

  Geoff Simmons, Economist at Gareth Morgan Investments Economic data is reading a little bit like the zombie apocalypse at the...

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• Gareth on Record High Inflation

  

   Video posted on 19 July 2011 in Economy

  
  

  

  A recent announcement by Treasury has signalled a 21 year high in inflation for New Zealand. John Campbell interviews Gareth Morgan on Campbell Live to ask what this means for all New Zealanders.

   

  A recent announcement by Treasury has signalled a 21 year high in inflation for New Zealand. John Campbell interviews Gare...

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