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Generate Wealth Weekly: Can another rate cut spark the economy?
OPINION: Signs of life return with fragile momentum in the economy.
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'Green shoots are emerging' – business confidence jumps to eight-month high
ANZ's Business Outlook suggests the economic recovery may have resumed in October.
Willis considered downgrading status of Reserve Bank governor
Documents reveal Treasury wanted the governor removed from the board.
Why economists believe the worst inflation is behind us
Core inflation shouldn't trouble the Reserve Bank, economists say.
Bad news for the Reserve Bank as inflation tipped to top 3%
Stats CPI data key for next interest rate call.
Liam Dann: The economy is recovering but there’s bad news coming
OPINION: Don't let the grim headlines rattle you, things are getting better.
Reserve Bank: Money printing didn't cause inflation to soar
Bank does cost-benefit analysis of controversial $55 billion Covid-era programme.
Liam Dann: Where Kiwis are spending their money in 2025 and where they’re not
OPINION: Two sets of new data offer clues to the state of mind of consumers.
Reserve Bank more than triples office lease costs in the midst of staff layoffs
On top of the new 10-year lease, the RBNZ has allocated $14.5m to fit out the space.
Two more banks drop home loan rates after OCR cut
Kiwibank and BNZ have followed moves by other retail banks yesterday.
How low the OCR will go: Experts on rates, economy and what to know about your mortgage
The Reserve Bank today delivered a 50 basis point cut to the Official Cash Rate.
Banks rush to cut mortgage rates after big OCR drop
It follows a string of pre-emptive cuts by banks to fixed-term rates last week.
Reserve Bank delivers ‘shock treatment’ with 50 basis point cut
The NZ sharemarket rose after the cut to a near intraday high.
OCR cut: Liam Dann discusses today's Reserve Bank decision
OCR cut: Liam Dann discusses today's Reserve Bank decision.
Business confidence drops in key survey for RBNZ ahead of rate call
The NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion shows a drop in confidence.
Mortgage wars: Why we could soon see a sub 4% rate
Since January there has been a spike in people drawing down short-term loans.
Economists divided on extent of OCR rate cut this week
The Reserve Bank is expected to cut the Official Cash Rate on Wednesday.
Liam Dann: Why the economy didn’t recover like it was supposed to
OPINION: Squeezed by two kinds of bad economy at once – economists call it stagflation.
'Weak player': NZ dollar falls as global markets shift
Traders fully expect a 25 basis point cut next week by Reserve Bank to cash rate.
Covid response: RBNZ admits it could have 'reduced inflation sooner’
The RBNZ has released a review of a response to above-target inflation from 2021 to 2024.
Liam Dann: New Zealand’s rickety two-speed economy needs to find a third gear
OPINION: Kiwis overwhelmingly live in the bit of the economy that sucks.
Liam Dann: New Governor, new era but don't expect big changes to interest rate outlook
NZ's first female Reserve Bank Governor, Anna Breman, brings a formidable CV to the role.
Female candidate from overseas tipped to be new Reserve Bank Governor
The previous Governor, Adrian Orr, stepped down in March.
Bevan Graham: GDP was bad, but not as bad as it looked
OPINION: Keep calm and ignore the data volatility, a market economist says.
Editorial: Reserve Bank needs to cut deep to get economy moving
OPINION: The Reserve Bank should make a super-sized cut to get the economy back on track.
'Demise of our country': Manufacturing boss paints bleak economic picture
The director has given an honest account of the struggle businesses and employees face.
'Got my full backing': PM Luxon defends Nicola Willis after GDP decline
GDP shrank 0.9% in the June quarter, more than double the forecast drop.
Stock Takes: What to make of the Fed's latest move, and the big bounce of 2025
The NZ sharemarket has recovered 12% from its lows in April this year.
Behind the eight ball: Banks call for sharper Reserve Bank cuts
Pressure is mounting on the Reserve Bank to cut rates sooner after poor GDP data.
New member appointed to Reserve Bank committee that sets the OCR
Agribusiness exec Hayley Gourley has been appointed as a Monetary Policy Committee member.