EARTHQUAKE CONDOS CLEARANCE SALE

6 April 2025 Haggling for a condo dealAre there any property bargains to be had after the earthquake? Far as I can understand all these recently built condo blocks are built the same way: they just ram pillars into the ground and run some beams across and then they fill in the gaps with block work and render over to keep the partitions all together and then a coat of plaster to give a smooth surface over which to paint. They're...

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MAGANOMICS - PREMIUM AND PULLBACK

4 April 2025What's premium for the US economy is pullback for the investor.... We knew it was coming - here's Joseph Wang on March 31, 2025:"Revenue SideThe Administration's overall revenue goals suggest that Liberation Day will unveil tariffs that are both large and persistent. Officials have guided towards a goal of a reducing the fiscal deficit from 6% to 3%, which implies a $2t deficit reduction. Recent communication suggests half of...

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MAGAnomics

3 April 2025  Trump’s signature principles can be seen as a “three-legged stool". Leg One: The 3-3-3 Plan Sometimes called the “three arrows,” championed by Treasury Secretary Bessent and staff early on. The idea: keep deficits below 3% of GDP, achieve real GDP growth of 3%, and add about 3 million barrels per day of domestic oil production (or some big chunk of increased energy output). If you keep deficits under 3% and achieve...

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IS AI RUNNING GOVERNMENT

1 April 2025 "Five Government departments are using artificial intelligence to answer questions in Parliament.Labour ministers were accused of providing "stock answers generated by a computer" when responding to questions tabled by their fellow MPs.It comes after it emerged that Peter Kyle, the Science Secretary, has used AI software ChatGPT to help him come up with policy advice.All departments were asked last month by Tory backbencher...

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