Inflation

Stats NZ's latest Selected Price Indexes figures show petrol and diesel prices continue to dip month-on-month, food prices still rising with annual milk prices increasing every month for the last two years

Stats NZ's latest Selected Price Indexes figures show petrol and diesel prices continue to dip month-on-month, food prices still rising with annual milk prices increasing every month for the last two years

NZIER says QSBO shows the ‘fragile’ economic recovery in June quarter was helped by easing oil crisis, but warns that geopolitical uncertainty and November election will weigh on firms over the coming months

NZIER says QSBO shows the ‘fragile’ economic recovery in June quarter was helped by easing oil crisis, but warns that geopolitical uncertainty and November election will weigh on firms over the coming months

Roger J Kerr says the prolonged period of NZ dollar weakness has given a major boost to our export sector with substantially higher export commodity prices. "We will now see NZD appreciation in its own right, returning all the currency cross-rates higher"

Roger J Kerr says the prolonged period of NZ dollar weakness has given a major boost to our export sector with substantially higher export commodity prices. "We will now see NZD appreciation in its own right, returning all the currency cross-rates higher"

'It's the perception and the fear': How Official Cash Rate decisions can influence the optics of an election

'It's the perception and the fear': How Official Cash Rate decisions can influence the optics of an election

Governor Anna Breman says it’s likely RBNZ will need to withdraw some more monetary stimulus, uncertainty over neutral interest rate following first OCR hike since May 2023

Governor Anna Breman says it’s likely RBNZ will need to withdraw some more monetary stimulus, uncertainty over neutral interest rate following first OCR hike since May 2023

Reserve Bank’s first Official Cash Rate hike in three years divides bank economists, but all agree more increases are coming before the year is out

Reserve Bank’s first Official Cash Rate hike in three years divides bank economists, but all agree more increases are coming before the year is out

RBNZ raises Official Cash Rate 25 basis points to 2.50% with external and internal Monetary Policy Committee members reaching consensus

RBNZ raises Official Cash Rate 25 basis points to 2.50% with external and internal Monetary Policy Committee members reaching consensus

‘Line-ball call’: NZIER’s ‘shadow board’ split over whether Reserve Bank should hold or hike OCR this Wednesday

‘Line-ball call’: NZIER’s ‘shadow board’ split over whether Reserve Bank should hold or hike OCR this Wednesday

Roger J Kerr assesses what the relative performances of the NZ and AU economies mean for the NZD/AUD cross-rate. And he notes financial markets start to rethink the Fed’s next move with interest rates

Roger J Kerr assesses what the relative performances of the NZ and AU economies mean for the NZD/AUD cross-rate. And he notes financial markets start to rethink the Fed’s next move with interest rates

Brian Fallow says reversing a retirement savings tax change from the 1980s would be preferable to making KiwiSaver compulsory for all workers and ratcheting up minimum contributions

Brian Fallow says reversing a retirement savings tax change from the 1980s would be preferable to making KiwiSaver compulsory for all workers and ratcheting up minimum contributions

Builders get some relief as lower diesel prices help stabilise rising construction costs according to QV CostBuilder

Builders get some relief as lower diesel prices help stabilise rising construction costs according to QV CostBuilder

Roger J Kerr has two good reasons as to why the FX markets, in buying up the USD, have misread the Fed. He also sees the Aussie dollar pulling back, but retaining its yield advantage

Roger J Kerr has two good reasons as to why the FX markets, in buying up the USD, have misread the Fed. He also sees the Aussie dollar pulling back, but retaining its yield advantage

Pablo Hernández de Cos of the Bank for International Settlements argues policy discipline is needed to tackle economic pressure points

Pablo Hernández de Cos of the Bank for International Settlements argues policy discipline is needed to tackle economic pressure points

Roger J Kerr sees a hawkish Kevin Warsh but one who kicks the can on Fed reforms. He also sees a local economy doing better than most realise

Roger J Kerr sees a hawkish Kevin Warsh but one who kicks the can on Fed reforms. He also sees a local economy doing better than most realise

Jarden analysts see a sea-change for the Aussie parents of NZ's major banks, with tax changes ending 'rivers of gold' from housing lending and bringing dividend payout ratios into question

Jarden analysts see a sea-change for the Aussie parents of NZ's major banks, with tax changes ending 'rivers of gold' from housing lending and bringing dividend payout ratios into question