Tag Archives: inflation

Comparing NZ Money Supply, Government Inflation Statistics, Property Prices, and Gold Prices for the Last 24 Years

Comparing NZ Money Supply, Government Inflation Statistics, Property Prices, and Gold Prices for the Last 22 Years

See how money supply, government inflation statistics, property and gold prices all compare over the past 24 years… NZ Money Supply and House Prices “House prices double every ten years”, the old adage goes. So why is this? Well, we reckon the following chart pretty much answers the question.   New Zealand Money Supply M3 […]

What Good is a Bar of Gold If the Shelves Are Empty in 2024?

What Good is a Bar of Gold When the Shelves are Empty?

Demand for Larger Volumes of Emergency Food Increasing Back in January 2020 our sister website – Emergency Food NZ – saw a huge increase in sales of long life freeze dried emergency food. In hindsight, it seems a small group of people started to become concerned about the potential for the Corona Virus reaching these […]

The NZD Gold Price vs Inflation: Analysing the Performance and Break-Even Potential

NZD Gold Price vs Inflation

One of our readers posed a question about the performance of the NZD gold price compared to inflation, along with the break-even timeframe for their investment. In response, we’ve delved into the data and created a chart that illustrates the NZ CPI Index vs the NZD gold price. In this article, we’ll examine the findings […]

Gold & Silver Performance: 2023 in Review & Our Punts for 2024

Gold & Silver Performance: 2023 in Review & Our Punts for 2024

Once again it’s time for our annual review of the performance of gold and silver in New Zealand dollars. We’ll also look back on our predictions from the start of 2023. Because it’s no point making predictions if you don’t check back and see how you did. Then finally we’ll finish off by making a […]

How Would Hyperinflation in the USA Affect New Zealand? [2023 Projections]

How Would Hyperinflation in The USA affect New Zealand?

How would hyperinflation in the USA affect New Zealand? How would interest rates here be affected? And what about the New Zealand dollar? Two years ago we were merely talking about the possibility of inflation to come. See: Inflation in 2021 and Beyond: What’s Different to 2009? But since then we have seen record high […]

Gold & Silver Performance: 2022 in Review & Our Punts for 2023

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It’s time for our annual review of the performance of gold and silver in New Zealand dollars. We’ll also look back on our predictions from the start of 2022. Then finish off by making a few guesses as to what 2023 might hold in store for us… 2022 was a terrible year for most investment […]

Inflation in 2021 and Beyond: What’s Different to 2009?

Inflation in 2021 and Beyond: What’s Different to 2009?

Consumer Price Inflation didn’t arrive after 2009 but this time around we also have a Government spending storm worldwide… There was much talk in the 2008 financial crisis of the coming inflation. With so much currency being created we expected consumer price inflation (the price of everyday common goods) to increase too. However inflation (as […]

Gold and Silver, Up Down, Sideways and UP

Gold and Silver, Up Down, Sideways and UP

Darryl Schoon shows us that rather than using complex mathematical formulae, the economy can be explained in a much easier fashion. See how inflation, deflation and hyper-deflation can be more easily understood when the economy is compared to a toilet… Gold and Silver, Up Down, Sideways and UP In mid-march, just as the coronavirus was […]

Gold vs Collectibles: Should I Sell My Vintage Car and Buy Gold if Inflation is Coming?

GOLD vs COLLECTIBLES: SHOULD I SELL MY VINTAGE CAR AND BUY GOLD IF INFLATION IS COMING?

This week an excellent question. Partly about inflation and partly about gold versus a collectible car. Question: “Serious question related to future inflation. Let’s say you have a  collectible car from the 1968 era currently has seen massive inflation over 10 years.  Today would you hold or convert to PM? I’m confused and foggy on […]

Is Inflation Coming? If So, What Kind?

Is Inflation Coming_ If So, What Kind_

Is inflation coming? Central Banks the world over have engaged in massive amounts of currency printing in recent months as a response to government imposed lock downs. Surely this means inflation is inevitable? Here’s a few opinions on inflation that we’ve come across recently. Along with our thoughts on the matter at the end… Firstly […]