The Blog

Gareth Morgan, Director of Gareth Morgan Investments Monday’s balance of payments result confirmed a worsening trend – hardly a surprise given the speed of the domestic economy and the pressure from the real exchange rate. That Winston Peters should feel … Read More

Gareth Morgan, director of Gareth Morgan Investments The recent lurch in Japanese financial markets is one more step on the road to oblivion for the Japanese economy as we’ve come to know and admire it. For years now the apologists have … Read More

Gareth Morgan, director of Gareth Morgan Investments This year’s chronic appreciation of the Yen begins the final chapter of what’s been a long history of international trading “success”. That the rise in the Yen that has already occurred over the last … Read More

Gareth Morgan, director of Gareth Morgan Investments I’m a wage earner with a mortgage and interest rates rise. That rise drops the spending power of my income since interest is one of the costs I face. My sister’s a wage earner … Read More

Gareth Morgan, director of Gareth Morgan Investments As the major economies struggle to regain the momentum of recovery last enjoyed collectively in 1989, and the emerging economies expand exponentially, NZ has over 1993, at last regained 3% economic growth. That achievement … Read More

Gareth Morgan, director of Gareth Morgan Investments The prospect of a sustained period of strong economic growth is one facing New Zealanders. While such a scenario might appear more comfortable than the alternative of scratching a living in an economy incapable … Read More

Gareth Morgan, director of Gareth Morgan Investments The annual Kiwi ritual of bestowing Exporter of the Year trophies has confirmed once again the reverence with which the business and government establishment regard exporting activity. Over many years now New Zealanders have … Read More

Gareth Morgan, director of Gareth Morgan Investments A certain smugness pervades the air when New Zealanders discuss the Aussie economy. Those poor Aussies are struggling to prevent the Budget deficit exploding under the pressure of pre-election promises. Their notorious “add-ons” … Read More

Gareth Morgan, director of Gareth Morgan Investments Last week’s move by the US Fed to cap the yen's rise was significant. Until then the Clinton administration had been quite happy to let the yen keep soaring thus putting market pressure … Read More