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Business confidence bump expected on election result but no quick fix for economy

Inflation and the fiscal deficit will remain big challenges for the incoming Government.

Sasha Borissenko: Weet-Bix saga opens whole can of worms

OPINION: Should Sanitarium be allowed tax breaks?

Liam Dann: Luxon's first job is to revive confidence

OPINION: Christopher Luxon will need all his management training and experience.

Treasury unimpressed by Reserve Bank’s $139m ‘unusual’ request

Treasury miffed as RBNZ gets more funding to cover cost pressures.

US inflation eased slightly as price increases extend slow descent

Measures of US inflation barely declined in September.

Christopher Niesche: RBA’s rate hikes finally starting to bite

OPINION: RBA says many households are experiencing a "painful squeeze on their finances".

Cost of living breakthrough? Food prices fall in September

After months of punishing hikes, how much did food prices change in September?

What record immigration means for economy: More inflation or less?

Economists see population growth running stronger for longer with implications for RBNZ.

No change to OCR but Reserve Bank hints more interest rate pain is needed

The Reserve Bank has left the Official Cash Rate on hold.

Building consents falling fast as construction sector cools

Headline number falls but still well above historic levels, Stats NZ says.

Liam Dann: Seven things to worry about if you can’t face the campaign trail today

OPINION: The big global threats keep growing.

Jenée Tibshraeny: Devil's in the detail of major parties' look-alike tax and spend plans

The major parties plan to reduce debt at a similar rate but at a cost to different groups.

Reserve Bank builds war chest to support the dollar if there's a crisis

A closer look at why the Reserve Bank is accumulating billions in foreign reserves.

Public Purse: The final $5b of the Covid fight - and the half spent on other priorities

The $5b Covid fund top-up was spent at a record clip - on mostly unrelated plans.

Where to for advertised salaries? Growth accelerates, NZ outpacing Aussie

NZ's advertised salaries are rising faster than any point in the past six years.

Liam Dann: The economic results are in pre-election, have you made up your mind?

OPINION: So are things good, bad or ugly out there?