There’s never a dull moment in the economy. June 2021 reinforces that view with a range of announcements and topics front of mind, and we’ve tried to keep across them in our newsletter.

Senior Economist Rob Heyes has had a look over the Climate Change Commission’s final report and where to next for the energy sector. Chief Economist Dr Adolf Stroombergen has also had a look, with a recommendation for a carbon dividend to address distributional issues of New Zealand’s transition.

Senior Economist Brad Olsen examines the Q1 GDP result, and asks if the justification for keeping interest rates low has now passed. And to round out the month, Chief Forecaster has analysed what sort of money might be available in this season of The Block NZ.