Because Hyperbole is such easy clickbait, so many of those pushing economic “views”, are incentivised to lace these to the very extreme. Have, that is, titles and content of such gross exaggeration, that listeners and readers feel compelled, as it were, not to switch off, or put down. The reality...
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The Economist
Panda diplomacy: what China’s decision to send bears to the US reveals about its economy
A deal was signed between San Diego Zoo and China’s Wildlife Conservation Association in February 2024 that paved the way for Chinese giant pandas to return to the US...
The Analyst
Top 10 USA property tax myths
Property tax remains one of the largest state and local tax obligations. Nearly all local taxing jurisdictions, including municipalities, counties, and boards of education,...
The Analyst
REIT allocations in US funds increase
Nareit analysis of data from Preqin, a financial research firm that tracks investments in alternative assets, indicates that the use of REITs by pension plans has been...
The Analyst
Russia’s economy is now completely driven by the war in Ukraine – it cannot afford to lose, but nor can it afford to win
Two years after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia is still facing an unprecedented number of economic sanctions. It has been excluded from major global...
Investor's Notebook
Fuzzy signals and fertile soil
The real estate world is sometimes both familiar and opaque for those looking in from the outside. Familiar given the tangible and ubiquitous nature of it. Just about everyone...
The Fund Manager
Carillion call
Thank goodness sense has prevailed and the Government has withdrawn its ridiculous attempt to take the non-executives overseeing Carillion to court for alleged failures....
The Analyst
Marriage Value Abolition: Why it will and should happen
This article has been written by Linz Darlington, managing director of Homehold which offer an end-to-end lease extension service with integrated lease extension solicitors....
The Fund Manager
Marriage Value Abolition: Why it should not happen
I read with interest the recent article suggesting that paying “marriage value” to freeholders was unfair to leaseholders when enfranchising their flats. It is a ridiculous and...
The Analyst
A resilient New Zealand construction sector
The world has changed since we released our last New Zealand construction sector report in August 2021. Inflation and interest rates continuing to rise, and the Reserve Bank is...