Mortgage arrears climbing as interest rate pressure builds
More than 18,000 households were behind in mortgage payments in January.
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The topline numbers remained stubbornly unmoved from the previous quarter.
Latest inflation stats: Rising cost of housing, food and transport
The consumers price index shot up by 7.2 per cent, but some "encouraging" signs noticed.
Carmen Hall: Food price hikes will hurt poorest most
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Inflation expected to remain 'red hot'
Economists expect inflation to have fallen a fraction in the December quarter.
After a pay rise this year? Don't bank on it
Tight control over salary budgets a hard truth for many employees.
Households’ finances moving from squeezed to crushed, economist warns
Pressure on family budgets will become more intense this year.
'Concern for everybody': Cost of living pressure set to continue in 2023
Produce supplier costs increased by 24 per cent last month.
Cooking the Books podcast: How to watch your pennies in 2023
There are problems to be avoided, but also some opportunities to be aware of.
Britain’s pizzerias fear extinction after ‘diabolical couple of years’
Telegraph: Every key ingredient has risen in price by double digits.
Top bank: NZ’s economic outlook and what to do if your mortgage is refixing
ASB economists are warning kiwis to brace for higher debt repayments in 2023
Cost of living crisis: Consumer confidence falls to lowest point on record
The downturn in confidence has been widespread across age groups and income brackets.
Think mortgage rates are high now? Economist warns of 9.5% peak
Economist Tony Alexander shares what the big Official Cash Rate hike means for borrowers.
Feeling the pinch: 60% of Kiwis have changed their daily spending habits
Sharesies research reveals cut backs on food spending.
Salmon for $94 a kilo: Trolley trauma at the supermarket this Christmas
Food prices are rising faster in Hawke's Bay than anywhere in New Zealand.
Consumer confidence takes a dive as cost of living bites
In news that will cheer the Reserve Bank, consumers feel more downbeat about spending.
Food price rises at 14-year high
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Unemployment tipped for record low, wage growth for record high
Record low unemployment and high wage growth may be viewed as bad economic news this week.
Adrian Orr: Beating inflation will mean higher unemployment
RBNZ to release review, with appraisal of its pandemic response in mid-November, Orr says.
Revealed: How much money Kiwis are saving by working from home
Research delivers good news and bad news about hybrid working.
Recession looming: Is now a good time to change jobs for more money?
Does more money equate to more happiness?
Should banks help taxpayers cover the cost of money printing?
Questions raised over the amount of interest the RBNZ pays on $55b of bank reserves.
Recession, mortgage shock, inflation: How hard will 2023 storm hit Kiwi families?
The global economic mood is downbeat at the moment.
Liam Dann: Recession risk as ugly inflation data means mortgage rate hikes inevitable
Economy risks sliding into recession next year if Reserve Bank is forced to hike rates.
Liam Dann: Economic outlook darkens as inflation fight intensifies
Last week's US inflation data provided an ominous warning for New Zealand's economy.
Reserve Bank expected to need $9b of Crown support
Cost of recapitalising the Reserve Bank keeps rising with inflation.
'Unusually explicit' Reserve Bank tone points to higher mortgage rates
Higher mortgage rates on the cards if the market assessment of RBNZ's wording is right.
Worries cost of living will weigh on KiwiSaver contributions
Contribution rates dip for active members while fees continue to rise.
US Fed attacks inflation with another big hike and expects more
Officials have forecast the rate to hit 4.4 per cent by the end of the year.
How much the cost of living crisis will hurt your household
Double whammy of high inflation and higher rates could hit households in the next year.
Liam Dann: Goodbye Covid, now it's time to take our economic medicine
We beat recession and Omicron but the inflation fight still has a long way to go.
Editorial: Get over thinking the global economy will return to pre-pandemic form
OPINION: Our editorial asks whether high borrowing costs and prices might be good for us.