The week that was to Nov 13

The Hoon · Nov 13, 2022 · 59m

TLDR: This week in geo-politics, the global economy and Aotearoa’s political economy, we learned:

* Te Putea Matua (The Reserve Bank) found in its review of its own performance over the last five years it complied with its own act couldn’t have done much different to stop inflation jumping to 7% or house prices surging 45% in 18 months;

* The Opposition was “shocked and appalled” at the reappointment of Adrian Orr as Reserve Bank Governor for another five years, saying it would launch an independent inquiry into the central bank’s actions over covid if it was elected next year;

* PM Jacinda…