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Jarden Brief: US economy just too hot for some investors

More jobs should be good, right? Think again, as investors get jitters.

Retailers feeling it the most as cost pressures remain intense

The Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion shows retailers were the most downbeat.

'Walking an economic tightrope': Missed mortgage, credit repayments creep up

Climbing arrears return to Kiwi households.

Liam Dann: Global oil slump offers some respite as petrol tax comes back

Petrol prices are set to rise by around 29c a litre on July 1.

Government refrains from shifting Reserve Bank’s goalposts following remit review

The Government has made only minor changes to the Monetary Policy Remit.

Greedflation: The companies that are hiking prices the most

Some companies are increasing prices far faster than the rate of inflation.

Mark Lister: House prices have bottomed, but where might they go from here?

OPINION: Where the new 'normal' for mortgage rates might settle.

Why the recession might be good news for the housing market

Recessions aren't good but in the inflation fight, sooner might be better than later.

Liam Dann: Is the age of low-interest rates over? Don’t bet on it

OPINION: Will sharemarkets ever sail the fair winds of low rates again?

Liam Dann: What peaking OCR means for mortgage rates

An OCR peak might be good news for mortgage holders - if RBNZ has got it right.

'On a knife-edge': Interest rate to rise, with prospect of more to come

The Budget was the "straw that broke the camel's back" for some economists.

Liam Dann: Why not live that deficit life a bit longer?

Opinion: This was a classic Labour Party Budget.

OCR headed for 6 per cent as migration boosts economy

Inflation has passed its peak but a stronger-than-expected economy will mean higher rates.

Liam Dann: Food prices are falling on global markets - why not here?

As global commodity prices plunge, local inflation puts more acid on the Government.

Annual food prices rise 12.5 per cent, largest increase since 1987

Fruit and vegetables and grocery prices leading the way.

Thousands of job cuts: The economic storm set to hit Kiwi families

The economic situation is set to become far worse.