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

15 mins; April 04, 2026

ep 353 | As the conflict continues, is it time to sell stocks?

9 mins; March 31, 2026

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

10 mins; March 28, 2026

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

7 mins; March 23, 2026

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

16 mins; March 21, 2026

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

8 mins; March 17, 2026

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

11 mins; March 14, 2026

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

11 mins; March 09, 2026

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

12 mins; March 07, 2026

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

7 mins; March 03, 2026

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

11 mins; February 28, 2026

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

6 mins; February 24, 2026

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

13 mins; February 21, 2026

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

8 mins; February 17, 2026

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

14 mins; February 14, 2026

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

8 mins; February 10, 2026

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

15 mins; February 07, 2026

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

5 mins; February 03, 2026

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

16 mins; January 31, 2026

ep 335 | The biggest investment lesson of 2025

7 mins; January 27, 2026

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

16 mins; January 24, 2026

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

6 mins; January 20, 2026

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

16 mins; January 17, 2026

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

10 mins; January 14, 2026

ep 330 | Six predictions for 2026

11 mins; January 06, 2026

ep 329 | Where are house prices headed in 2026?

14 mins; January 01, 2026

ep 328 | Five observations from a big year for investors

9 mins; December 27, 2025

ep 327 | Summer encore - The uncomfortable truth about inflation

6 mins; December 25, 2025

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

9 mins; December 21, 2025

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

10 mins; December 17, 2025

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

17 mins; December 13, 2025

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

14 mins; December 08, 2025

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

12 mins; December 06, 2025

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

9 mins; December 02, 2025

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

13 mins; November 29, 2025

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

7 mins; November 24, 2025

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

14 mins; November 22, 2025

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

9 mins; November 17, 2025

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

13 mins; November 15, 2025

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

15 mins; November 08, 2025

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

5 mins; November 04, 2025

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

13 mins; November 01, 2025

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

7 mins; October 27, 2025

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

5 mins; October 22, 2025

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

13 mins; October 19, 2025

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

5 mins; October 14, 2025

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

10 mins; October 11, 2025

ep 307 | Are US stocks in a bubble?

6 mins; October 07, 2025

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

15 mins; October 04, 2025

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

5 mins; September 28, 2025

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

6 mins; September 23, 2025

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

15 mins; September 20, 2025

ep 302 | The asset outperforming everything else in 2025

7 mins; September 16, 2025

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

12 mins; September 13, 2025

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

6 mins; September 09, 2025

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

10 mins; September 06, 2025

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

5 mins; September 02, 2025

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

10 mins; August 30, 2025

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

5 mins; August 26, 2025

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

12 mins; August 23, 2025

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

7 mins; August 19, 2025

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

14 mins; August 16, 2025

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

5 mins; August 12, 2025

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

15 mins; August 09, 2025

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

7 mins; August 05, 2025

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

14 mins; August 02, 2025

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

7 mins; July 29, 2025

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

13 mins; July 26, 2025

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

10 mins; July 22, 2025

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

14 mins; July 19, 2025

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

7 mins; July 15, 2025

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

16 mins; July 12, 2025

ep 282 | The overnight success of AI

6 mins; July 08, 2025

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

8 mins; July 04, 2025

ep 280 | The myth of missing the ten best days

6 mins; July 03, 2025

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

8 mins; June 29, 2025

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

7 mins; June 24, 2025

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

15 mins; June 21, 2025

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

5 mins; June 16, 2025

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

13 mins; June 16, 2025

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

5 mins; June 10, 2025

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

11 mins; June 07, 2025

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

6 mins; June 03, 2025

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

13 mins; May 31, 2025

ep 270 | Greenback gloom

6 mins; May 26, 2025

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

10 mins; May 24, 2025

ep 268 | Drawdown déjà vu

5 mins; May 19, 2025

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

13 mins; May 17, 2025

ep 266 | Has the tariff truce turned the tide?

5 mins; May 12, 2025

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

14 mins; May 09, 2025

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

5 mins; May 04, 2025

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

4 mins; April 29, 2025

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

13 mins; April 26, 2025

ep 261 | A sell-off survival guide

6 mins; April 15, 2025

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

15 mins; April 12, 2025

ep 259 | Deciphering a week of dramatic market moves

5 mins; April 08, 2025

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

16 mins; April 05, 2025

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

7 mins; March 31, 2025

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

14 mins; March 29, 2025

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

6 mins; March 25, 2025

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