July was another month of significant movement in economic trends, including more changes to interest rates, new inflation data, and more evidence that the housing market might be reaching the bottom. It was also a big month for carbon prices in the Emissions Trading Scheme, which jumped higher after government decisions to implement Climate Change Commission advice.
Against this backdrop, we start this month's newsletter with a piece from Chief Economist Dr Adolf Stroombergen who calculates what the pricing on agricultural carbon emissions will cost Kiwis. This article is an extension of our July client webinar (a recording of this webinar will be available to the public on our Webinar Page in a month's time, available to clients immediately).
Winter evenings are perfect for watching a bit of telly, but as Principal Consultant Rob Heyes explains, the complex economics of television and streaming services may impact on what we can watch.
We’re living longer, and working longer – but to what degree? After being asked a lot over the last year about older working rates, Chief Executive and Principal Economist Brad Olsen examines New Zealand's aging workforce.
Our latest round of forecasts have been released, and Chief Forecaster Gareth Kiernan discusses the effect of New Zealand's cooling economy as higher interest rates and cost-of-living pressures have squeezed household spending in our press release about the economic outlook.
And to round us out, in our regular Chart of the Month Economist Joel Glynn expands on the effects of the return of more usual levels of fuel tax on fuel costs.
