In a landscape of fluctuating interest rates, where are you parking your cash? Economist Brad Olsen breaks down the current financial environment and we ask what decisions are facing savers and borrowers? Plus, the emerging trend of shorter fixed mortgage terms...

This is from our previous episode 'When will interest rates turn? Brad’s view'

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The economy has been a bleak subject for much of this year. But are we starting to see that light at the end of the tunnel?

For a pulse check we talk to Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen about how NZ is faring and what makes our situation different to other parts of the world.

Unsurprisingly the higher interest rate environment dominates our conversation and Brad makes a call on which way the Reserve Bank will lean when it meets next week.

This episode covers what you need to know about inflation, house price movements and which sectors investors need to look out for. Plus the untapped potential that is Japan.

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In this bonus bite, Frances Cook & Milford's Daniel Wu dive into Meta's (Facebook's) planned use of AI and the potential to leverage its massive user data trove. We explore how Meta might responsibly use this data for other purposes, such as training AI models, while addressing privacy concerns. Join us as we discuss Meta's AI ambitions, the challenges, and the opportunities that lie ahead.

This bonus bite is in addition to our previous episode 'Meta in focus–AI, ethics and TikTok'

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