It can be overwhelming trying to keep track of all the new outlooks and numbers this year. Photo / 123RF
It can be overwhelming trying to keep track of all the new outlooks and numbers this year. Photo / 123RF
As we say goodbye to 2020 and welcome in 2021, it's a good time to catch up on the very best of the Herald columnists we enjoyed reading over the last 12 months. From politics to sport, from business to entertainment and lifestyle, these are the voices and views ouraudience loved the most. Today it's the top three from Liam Dann.
A guide to economic forecasts
There's been a flurry of new economic forecasts over the course of this year. It's been overwhelming just trying to keep track of all the new outlooks and numbers.
The analytics suggest a lot more people read articles about economic forecasts when the economy gets interesting.
Unfortunately, the more interesting the economy is the more difficult it is to forecast.
Making money cheaper is supposed should help those at the lower end of the social spectrum - as long as it doesn't cause undue inflation.
But the extent to which low rates boost house prices has dominated discussion in the past few years.
This year, in the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic, the unexpected surge in house prices has created an almost singular focus on low interest rates as the cause of inequality.
The surge in house prices has put a focus on low interest rates as the cause of inequality. Photo / File
Eight reasons NZ is in good shape to get through this
Back in April things looked particularly bad for the New Zealand economy.
But, taking it for granted that New Zealand was facing enormous challenges in the months ahead, Liam Dann took a look at the things we did have going for us.
