Outrageous Fortune

Gareth MorganEconomics

COVER FEATURE ARTICLE, NZ LISTENER 23 FEBRUARY 2008 GARETH MORGAN offers insights into the global economy and tips for dealing with a bear market. Finance company collapses littered New Zealand‘s economic environment last year, making investors and borrowers extra nervous. … Read More

When Good Deflation Turns Bad

Gareth MorganEconomics

BY GARETH MORGAN US deflation is supply-side deflation a.k.a. “good” deflation. Japanese and German deflation is demand-side deflation and is bad, bad, bad. What’s that mean for the world? In the US the supply of goods and services (GDP) continues … Read More

Bush’s New Paradigm and Economic Prospects

Gareth MorganEconomics

BY GARETH MORGAN As the US-led invasion of Iraq draws ever closer, the important point for businesses, households and governments alike is that it threatens a sea-change in the geo-political institutional environment that has prevailed since World War II and … Read More

The Confusion of “Free” Trade

Gareth MorganEconomics

BY GARETH MORGAN The success of Fisher and Paykel getting punitive tariffs imposed on whiteware imports from Korea highlights the arbitrariness of so-called "free" trade. All power to F&P for having government take retaliatory action against the dumped goods, no … Read More

Impressions of Britain

Gareth MorganEconomics

BY GARETH MORGAN Having been in the UK for the last 6 weeks one can't help but notice the contrast between life there and here. Certainly their economy is performing pretty well with unemployment now below 5% and job ads … Read More

All the Better to Eat You with

Gareth MorganEconomics

BY GARETH MORGAN The arrogance of the US authorities in matters of trade has been to the fore in recent weeks. The country that has recognised free trade as good for all is now of the opinion that it is … Read More

An Uneasy Calm

Gareth MorganEconomics

BY GARETH MORGAN The dark days of August – when western financial markets were rocked by Russia's collapse and Latin America's tremors, hedge funds failed and confidence in equities tumbled – have given way to an uncanny composure, particularly in … Read More

Demagoguery Kills Market in South-East Asia

Gareth MorganEconomics

BY GARETH MORGAN The turmoil that continues to embroil South East Asia contradicts the conventional view that this region had found a growth formula which countries like New Zealand would benefit from emulating. The Asian formula is rapidly turning to … Read More

Policy Centralism Kills off Asian Economies

Gareth MorganEconomics

Gareth Morgan, director of Gareth Morgan Investments Controversial Malaysian Prime Minister Mahitmar Mohammed is at it again, raving about the market discipline that is bringing his style of economic management – by decree – to heel. The latest pariah his … Read More

New Blood Needed In More Than All Blacks

Gareth MorganEconomics

Gareth Morgan, Director of Gareth Morgan Investments Dunedin put on magnificent weather for the weekend's rugby test, made all visitors welcome as is its practice – from Scottish pipers at the airport, brochures galore on the city's after-match offerings and … Read More