Kiwi inflows bearing fruit
Large currency moves are generally easy enough to apply a reifyingly simplistic narrative to figure out.Japanese yen having a bad year? That’s the Bank of Japan’s fault....
PayPal’s Peter Thiel Sets Up Venture Capital Fund
A little bit of PayPal founder Peter Thiel’s wealth will help New Zealand technology businesses thanks to the launch of a new venture capital project.
The Big Picture for the Week of February 26, 2012
No real post today just a few pics from our visit to Milford Sound on Saturday (NZ time). The first one is our "campervan" waiting to go through the Homer Tunnel. Driving it is going pretty well (knock on wood). It is relatively small, about the same l...
Australian Banks Continue to Cut Jobs
Despite being some of the strongest banks in the world, Australian lenders continue to shed staff.
New Zealand Science Minister Mapp’s Sudden Disappearance from New Image’s Web Site
NZ Science Minister who praised New Image runs for cover...New Image spokesperson in a spin...New Image "stand by" colostrum quack cure testimonials but simultaneously repudiate them by taking them off their web site...New Image still flogging worthless fuel economy product Powerpill Fe-3 to Malaysia.
Business As Usual in New Zealand!
New Zealand’s Miracle Cure Peddler and “The Most Spectacular Fraud in Australian History”
New Zealand company New Image Group is the supplier of the bogus fuel economy product behind Australia's biggest stock fraud. And New Image is still selling it!
Further further reading
For the commute home, and to help you qualify the recovery,- David Wessel spots three storm clouds in the US recovery: oil, rich-country government policy, and emerging market slowdown....
Monetary policy in a time of natural disaster
Here’s a counter-intuitive policy suggestion, if ever there was one.On Tuesday, after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit the New Zealand city of Christchurch, the swap market...
The Hobbit Bounce
Kiwi action, after New Zealand reached a deal to keep the filming of ‘The Hobbit’ local:Related link:Aussie slumps on soft inflation; kiwi outperforms – International...
Friday Tidbits
First up is that discount brokerage Charles Schwab, where we custody client assets, is making meaningful progress with regard to accessing foreign stocks. Very soon, possibly this month, Schwab will make foreign ordinary shares available through the we...
China & Investment Process
China has obviously been playing an increasingly larger role in the world economic order which has caused a lot of excitement about the country as an investment destination. The results from investing in China have ebbed and flowed of course with the g...
McDonald’s Joins Weight Watchers
Filed under: Competitive Strategy, Marketing and Advertising, McDonald's (MCD)
Yes, you read that title right. McDonald's (MCD) has just penned a deal with Weight Watchers (WTW) in New Zealand. The agreement will give McDonald's the right to associate the Weight Watchers...
