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On Point — 361 episodes

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ep 364 | The week ahead - Trump and Xi to meet against a volatile backdrop

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ep 363 | What’s the Consumers Price Index anyway?

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ep 362 | The week ahead - Is our unemployment rate headed higher?

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ep 361 | Why is the US sharemarket so strong?

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ep 360 | The week ahead - Will Big Tech earnings push the market higher?

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ep 359 | Could 1970s-style stagflation happen again today?

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ep 358 | The week ahead - US shares surge to new highs, but will they stay there?

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ep 357 | Conflict leaves markets at a crucial crossroads

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ep 356 | The week ahead - Markets monitor Iran talks as earnings season kicks off

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ep 355 | What's the best way to invest that lump sum?

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ep 354 | The week ahead - Markets rebound, but will the optimism last?

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ep 353 | Is it time to sell stocks?

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ep 352 | The week ahead - Local business confidence set to slump?

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ep 351 | Are we set for early OCR hikes as petrol prices surge?

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ep 350 | The week ahead - All eyes on the RBNZ Governor

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ep 349 | Should we worry about the election, or get on with it?

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ep 348 | The week ahead - What will central banks have to say about surging oil prices?

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ep 347 | What should investors do about rising oil prices?

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ep 346 | The week ahead - Markets to keep grappling with Middle East uncertainty

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ep 345 | Should we be worried about a concentrated US sharemarket?

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ep 344 | The week ahead - US shares remain soft as other markets rise

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ep 343 | Bumpy ride ahead for markets? If so, that's quite normal.

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ep 342 | The week ahead - Is that the end of Trump's tariff plans?

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ep 341 | Inflation - is 3% the new 2%?

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ep 340 | The week ahead - Will the RBNZ bring forward its OCR hiking plans?

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ep 339 | Here's where to look for evidence of a recovery

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ep 338 | The week ahead - Where to next for markets, after last week's volatility?

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ep 337 | What can the “January barometer” tell us about the rest of this year?

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ep 336 | The week ahead - What might a Warsh-led Fed mean for markets?

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ep 335 | The biggest investment lesson of 2025

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ep 334 | The week ahead - Fed decision and Mag 7 earnings incoming!

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ep 333 | What is Wall Street expecting from the S&P 500 in 2026?

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ep 332 | The week ahead - Is inflation set to exceed RBNZ forecasts?

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ep 331 | Why investors need to watch Japan closely this year

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ep 330 | Six predictions for 2026

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ep 329 | Where are house prices headed in 2026?

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ep 328 | Five observations from a big year for investors

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ep 327 | Summer encore - The uncomfortable truth about inflation

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ep 326 | Summer encore - Should I pay of the mortgage faster, or invest that spare cash?

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ep 325 | Summer encore - How do the uber-rich invest?

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ep 324 | The week ahead - a MONSTER week to close out the year!

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ep 323 | Wrapping up 2025, and looking ahead to next year

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ep 322 | The week ahead - Will we get a Fed rate cut to finish the year?

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ep 321 | Are investors facing lower returns in the years ahead?

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ep 320 | The week ahead - Is that the end of the OCR cuts?

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ep 319 | Why investors should embrace a market sell-off

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ep 318 | The week ahead - Will this week's OCR cut be the last?

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ep 317 | The local sharemarket just hit a record high, or did it?

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ep 316 | The week ahead - Will the NVIDIA earnings release settle the AI boom or bubble debate?

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ep 315 | The week ahead - The kiwi dollar sinks further

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ep 314 | Could Labour’s CGT policy be a winner?

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ep 313 | The week ahead - Is unemployment set to rise again?

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ep 312 | How can savers deal with declining deposit rates?

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ep 311 | Are credit concerns a canary in the coalmine?

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ep 310 | The week ahead - Inflation is headed up again, should we be worried?

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ep 309 | What does a weaker currency mean for the economy?

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ep 308 | The week ahead - Trump threatens China with new tariffs

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ep 307 | Are US stocks in a bubble?

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ep 306 | The week ahead - Will the RBNZ cut by 25 or 50?

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ep 305 | What might the final quarter of 2025 bring?

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ep 304 | Has your home bias left money on the table?

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ep 303 | The week ahead - Soft GDP puts a 50-basis point OCR cut on the table

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ep 302 | The asset outperforming everything else in 2025

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ep 301 | The week ahead - Are we due for the first Fed rate cut of 2025?

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ep 300 | Why are markets upbeat amidst such grim data?

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ep 299 | The week ahead - Did a weak jobs report just lock in a Fed rate cut later this month?

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ep 298 | New Zealand's economic recovery is delayed, not cancelled

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ep 297 | The week ahead - Are Trump's tariffs illegal?

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ep 296 | What happens when mega-caps bend the benchmarks?

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ep 295 | The week ahead - A deluge of domestic earnings, plus NVIDIA in the US!

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ep 294 | The bull market is back on, but does it deserve to be?

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ep 293 | The week ahead - An OCR cut is likely on Wednesday, but where to after that?

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ep 292 | Will the reporting season point to better days ahead?

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ep 291 | The week ahead - Can Trump broker a deal with Putin?

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ep 290 | Why lower inflation doesn't mean lower prices

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ep 289 | The week ahead - Is unemployment about to hit an eight-year high?

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ep 288 | Should I pay off the mortgage faster, or invest?

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ep 287 | The week ahead - Trade talks, jobs, the Fed and more Mag7 earnings - it's all on!

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ep 286 | Where’s the long-awaited housing market recovery?

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ep 285 | The week ahead - Brace yourself for a hotter CPI report here in NZ

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ep 284 | This is almost as good as it gets for borrowers

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ep 283 | The week ahead - Global earnings deluge incoming!

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ep 282 | The overnight success of AI

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ep 281 | The week ahead - The RBNZ should cut this week, but will it?

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ep 280 | The myth of missing the ten best days

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ep 279 | Forget about "average" sharemarket returns, because you'll hardly ever see them!

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ep 278 | Second half outlook - what’s the market mood at the moment?

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ep 277 | The week ahead - After a solid GDP report, is the OCR already at the bottom?

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ep 276 | What is stagflation and should it worry investors?

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ep 275 | The week ahead - Middle East tension rattles investors

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ep 274 | How much faith should we put in analyst recommendations?

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ep 273 | The week ahead - Will US inflation figures show signs of tariff-induced higher prices?

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ep 272 | How do the world’s wealthiest families invest, and what can we learn from them?

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ep 271 | The week ahead - US shares post biggest monthly gain in 18 months

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ep 270 | Greenback gloom

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ep 269 | The week ahead - Another OCR cut looms, but will this be the last?

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ep 268 | Drawdown déjà vu

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ep 267 | The week ahead - Shares surge while the Budget looms

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ep 266 | Has the tariff truce turned the tide?

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ep 265 | The week ahead - NZX 50 on track for its best month in five years

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ep 264 | If there's a US recession, which stocks will hold up best?

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ep 263 | Why Jerome Powell will be quietly fuming at President Trump

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ep 262 | The week ahead - Jobs report a key test for markets

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ep 261 | A sell-off survival guide

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ep 260 | The week ahead - Investors ditch US assets amidst tariff uncertainty

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ep 259 | Deciphering a week of dramatic market moves

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ep 258 | The week ahead - An OCR cut looms against a very volatile backdrop

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ep 257 | With Q1 behind us, what's in store for the next three months?

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ep 256 | The week ahead - Markets on edge as US tariffs loom in April

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ep 255 | What’s with the mixed messages from our economy?

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ep 254 | The week ahead - Flash PMIs will take the pulse of global growth

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ep 253 | The week ahead - Will the GDP report reflect a recovering NZ economy?

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ep 252 | It's officially a correction, so where to from here?

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ep 251 | The market leading the charge as the US falters

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ep 250 | The week ahead - Tariffs to kick in and Trudeau set to be replaced

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ep 249 | The myth of missing the ten best days

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ep 248 | Is it time to dump the deposits?

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ep 247 | The week ahead - German election, a raft of local results and NVIDIA earnings

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ep 246 | Should we let Trump put us off investing?

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ep 245 | The week ahead - Another bumper OCR cut, and maybe the RBA's first move?

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ep 244 | Will we see some green shoots this earnings season?

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ep 243 | The week ahead - US inflation, Jerome Powell and (sigh) more tariff talk!

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ep 242 | Where's the New Zealand economy at right now?

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ep 241 | Filling the void with fixed income

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ep 240 | The week ahead - Tariff tensions to keep markets on edge

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ep 239 | Why most S&P 500 targets for 2025 are likely to be wrong

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ep 238 | The week ahead | Mag7 earnings incoming!

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ep 237 | Is the Fed set to pause next week?

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ep 236 | The biggest investment lesson of 2024

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ep 235 | Summer encore - What's the better investment, shares or property?

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ep 234 | Summer encore - There's more to mortgage rates than the OCR

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ep 233 | Summer encore - Six predictions for 2025

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ep 232 | Summer encore - Shares are more predictable than you think

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ep 231 | Summer encore - Do we need a capital gains tax in New Zealand?

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ep 230 | Is a Kiwibank IPO on the cards, and would it be a good thing?

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ep 229 | The week ahead - GDP figures are due, so are we still in recession?

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ep 228 | Six predictions for 2025

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ep 227 | The week ahead - US inflation in the spotlight ahead of next week's Fed meeting

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ep 226 | Stumbling Spark's string of missteps

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ep 225 | The week ahead - a crucial US jobs report in focus

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ep 224 | Will we get a "Santa rally" in 2024?

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ep 223 | The week ahead - it’s RBNZ week, but will it cut by 25, 50 or 75?

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ep 222 | There's more to mortgage rates than the OCR

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ep 221 | The week ahead - Global growth indicators and NVIDIA earnings in focus

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ep 220 | A showdown is looming between Trump and the Fed

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ep 219 | The week ahead - can the Trump trade keep pushing markets higher?

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ep 218 | Shares are more predictable than you think

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ep 217 | The week ahead - brace yourself for the biggest week of the year!

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ep 216 | Are you prepared for a Trump victory?

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ep 215 | The week ahead - five of the Mag-7 set to report earnings!

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ep 214 | What’s the better investment, shares or property?

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ep 213 | The week ahead - the global earnings season ramps up

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ep 212 | Has the local sharemarket turned a corner?

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ep 211 | The week ahead - will the inflation report open the door for another big OCR cut?

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ep 210 | October encore - The case for gold

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ep 209 | October encore - Farmers make great investors, here's why

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ep 208 | October encore - Pessimists sound smart, optimists make money

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ep 207 | The strong NZ dollar - what’s driven the rebound?

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ep 206 | The week ahead - will confidence bounce in the QSBO?

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ep 205 | Don't fight the Fed?

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ep 204 | The week ahead - retail earnings in focus on the NZX

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ep 203 | Is now a good time to buy a house?

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ep 202 | The week ahead - a US rate cut looms, but will the Fed go big?

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ep 201 | Do we need a capital gains tax in New Zealand?

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ep 200 | The week ahead - it's debate time again, but with Trump vs Harris

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ep 199 | Will mortgage rates fall as much as you're hoping?

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ep 198 | The week ahead - will the US jobs report boost soft landing hopes?

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ep 197 | All that glitters...

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ep 196 | The week ahead - business confidence, PCE inflation and NVIDIA

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ep 195 | How do markets usually perform after rate cuts?

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ep 194 | The week ahead - let the earnings landslide begin!

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ep 193 | Will the reporting season give any cause for cheer?

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ep 192 | The week ahead - will the RBNZ cut the OCR this week?

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ep 191 | What's driving the market volatility, and will it continue?

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ep 190 | Did the Fed just make a policy mistake?

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ep 189 | The week ahead - how much will unemployment rise this week?

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ep 188 | Money Month - three simple rules for financial success

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ep 187 | More twists in the US election tale

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ep 186 | The week ahead - big tech earnings in the spotlight

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ep 185 | Rate cuts are coming, what should investors do?

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ep 184 | The week ahead - the US sector rotation is on!

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ep 183 | Mid-year encore - The trouble with non-tradables inflation

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ep 182 | Mid-year encore - Currencies and share investing

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ep 181 | The week ahead - will the RBNZ give anything away?

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ep 180 | Mid-year wrap, and a look ahead to the second half

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ep 179 | The week ahead - elections in France and the UK

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ep 178 | Pessimists sound smart, optimists make money

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ep 177 | The week ahead - what did the GDP report tell us?

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ep 176 | It’s election debate time, and Trump's in the box seat

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ep 175 | The week ahead - why is European politics rattling markets?

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ep 174 | What could turn the local market around?

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ep 173 | The week ahead - should we expect a housing market rebound?

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ep 172 | Farmers often make great investors, here’s why

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ep 171 | The week ahead - did the Budget change OCR expectations?

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ep 170 | The trouble with non-tradables inflation

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ep 169 | The week ahead - what should we expect from Budget 2024?

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ep 168 | Sell in May and go away?

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ep 167 | The week ahead - flash PMIs, an OCR decision and the latest NVIDIA result

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ep 166 | The diverging outlook for global central banks

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ep 165 | The week ahead - how healthy is the US consumer?

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ep 164 | Women make great investors, so what’s holding them back?

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ep 163 | The week ahead - what does rising unemployment mean for markets?

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ep 162 | Currencies and share investing

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ep 161 | The week ahead - how high is the unemployment rate set to rise?

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ep 160 | The week ahead - will inflation fall enough for the RBNZ?

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ep 159 | Can Japanese shares continue their stellar run?

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ep 158 | The week ahead - what should we expect from the RBNZ on Wednesday?

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ep 157 | Q1 recap and what to watch in Q2

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ep 156 | The week ahead - US labour market and manufacturing in focus

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ep 155 | Trusts, tax rates and PIEs

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ep 154 | The week ahead - what does the recession mean for interest rates?

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ep 153 | Is it time to ditch the term deposits?

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ep 152 | The week ahead - is the Bank of Japan set to upstage the Fed?

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ep 151 | What might interest deductibility changes mean for the property market?

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ep 150 | The week ahead - will the US inflation report spoil the party?

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ep 149 | Will lacklustre results make way for optimism?

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do 148 | The week ahead - Jerome Powell, the jobs report and 'Super Tuesday'

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ep 147 | What might the US election mean for the sharemarket?

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ep 146 | The week ahead - will the Reserve Bank increase the OCR this week?

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ep 145 | High share prices don’t always mean expensive

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ep 145 | The week ahead

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ep 143 | The week ahead

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EPS 144 | Is it too late to buy US stocks?

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EPS 142 | Are ETFs a gamechanger for Bitcoin?

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EPS 141 | The week ahead

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EPS 140 | Is a soft landing upon us?

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EPS 139 | The week ahead

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EPS 138 | Are you prepared for a fall in income?

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EPS 136 | New Year encore - Should I pay off the mortgage, or invest?

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ep 134 | Six big questions for investors in 2024

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EPS 133 | New Year encore - Jump right into the market, or sit tight until later?

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EPS 132 | New Year encore - Why the sharemarket is nothing like a casino

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EPS 131 | Recapping the key market moves of 2023

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EPS 130 | Looking ahead to 2024

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EPS 129 | The week ahead

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EPS 128 | A November to remember

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EPS 127 | The week ahead

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EPS 126 | Average sharemarket returns are great, but returns are rarely average

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EPS 125 | The week ahead

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EPS 122 | The diversification dilemma

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EPS 121 | The week ahead

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EPS 120 | Policymakers face a balancing act as unemployment rises

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EPS 119 | Will last week's market rebound continue?

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EPS 118 | The week ahead

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EPS 117 | Is the NZX headed for an unwanted three-peat?

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EPS 116 | The week ahead

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EPS 115 | The sharemarket is nothing like a casino

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EPS 113 | Should borrowers fix or float, and for how long?

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EPS 112 | The week ahead

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EPS 111 | Election 2023 - A mood for change wins the day

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EPS 110 | The rise and rise of global bond yields

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EPS 109 | What might the conflict in the Middle East mean for markets?

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EPS 108 | The week ahead

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EPS 107 | Don't squander these high interest rates

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EPS 106 | The week ahead

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EPS 105 | Why so gloomy? It's not all bad out there

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EPS 104 | The week ahead

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EPS 103 | Has the labour market reached a turning point?

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EPS 102 | The week ahead

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EPS 101 | Is India the new China?

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EPS 100 | The week ahead

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Will we see a post-election sharemarket rally?

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Why is August proving tough for markets?

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Quick take - today's Reserve Bank decision and what it means

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What does the dairy downturn mean for investors?

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What to watch this earnings season

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The secret to successful share investing

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What might the election mean for markets?

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Baffled by where these markets might go next? You're not alone.

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All eyes on earnings season

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The recession that wasn't

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After a solid first half, what might the next six months bring?

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Is the US dollar at risk of being dethroned?

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House prices have bottomed, but where might they go from here?

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Should I pay off the mortgage, or invest?

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What might a central bank pause mean for markets?

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Markets are quiet, a little too quiet

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Relax, AI isn't taking your job (yet)

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Is a recession possible with unemployment this low?

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Jump right into the market, or sit tight until later?

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Are tax changes back on the table?

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What sort of returns are you “really” getting on your money?

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Tips for nervous newer investors

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What does the banking crisis mean for markets?

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Recapping financial market moves in February

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What’s in an index?

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What will the Reserve Bank do next?

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Cash, bonds or shares – where are the best opportunities for income investors today?

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The good news hidden in the detail of yesterday's inflation report

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17 January 2023

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12 December 2022

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5 December 2022

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28 November 2022

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20 November 2022

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13 November 2022

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7 November 2022

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31 October 2022

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16 October 2022

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9 October 2022

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2 October 2022

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27 September 2022

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19 September 2022

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11 September 2022

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4 September 2022

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29 August 2022

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22 August 2022

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Where to from here?

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15 August 2022

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7 August 2022

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31 July 2022

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24 July 2022

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17 July 2022

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10 July 2022

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4 July 2022

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27 June 2022

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20 June 2022

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13 June 2022

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7 June 2022

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30 May 2022

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23 May 2022

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16 May 2022

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9 May 2022

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2 May 2022

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11 April 2022

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4 April 2022

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28 March 2022

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Monday 21 March 2022

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Monday 14 March 2022

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Monday 7 March 2022

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Monday 28 Feb 2022

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Mon 21 Feb 2022