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Another dose of encouraging data.
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Financial markets believe OCR could be cut as early as next month.
Reserve Bank keeps OCR on hold but expectations rise for earlier cut
The Reserve Bank has kept the cash rate on hold for the eighth consecutive meeting.
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Neil Quigley to remain Reserve Bank board chairman for another two years.
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We're out of technical recession - just - but GDP per capita is still falling
UK inflation falls to bank’s 2% target rate for first time in nearly three years
Governing Conservative Party keen to take credit for development.
Cost of living: Reserve Bank outlining path ‘back to 2% inflation’
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Duty lawyers underpaid, overworked, nearing retirement – Sasha Borissenko
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Food price inflation running out of steam in latest stats
Cheaper chicken and lamb, big drop in fresh produce prices, but bank warns of 'payback'.
Thousands of first-home buyers have deposits wiped out
More than 80 per cent of first homes bought during the peak are now worth less.
Salary comparison: How much worse off are you compared to Aussies?
Is the grass really greener on the other side of the Tasman?
Inside Economics: Winners and losers in the interest rate game - and why it matters
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World Bank boosts forecast for global economic growth
'Exceptional' US growth highlighted as bank’s latest outlook marks an increase.
Z Energy hits back at watchdog's petrol price claims
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Homeowners trying new tactics for relief from soaring repayments
Homestay students or flatmates helping people cope with rising costs.
Craft brewer, gastropub business Brothers Beer tumbles into liquidation
Sector at crossroads: 10-year boom cycle reaches plateau in tightening economy.
Inside Economics: Is excessive gloom making the recession worse? All the hot Budget 2024 takes
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The top concerns for Gen Z and millennials - and what they think of AI
Both generations are more upbeat on the overall economic situation improving.
Car owners cancel insurance policies as cost of living bites
With grocery bills soaring and petrol prices hitting hard, drivers are letting it lapse.
Liam Dann: Never mind the numbers, what's the Budget vibe going to be?
OPINION: A Budget preview that ignores the numbers and looks at the vibe of the thing.
Kiwis feeling more pessimistic about inflation, rate cuts and finances
Survey finds a quarter of New Zealanders are finding it difficult to manage financially.
Liam Dann: Survive till '25 - the new recessionary catchphrase. Should we be wary?
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What the 'con job' and 'band-aid' Australian Budget means for NZ
Opponents lash Aussie Budget but Government says country's economy is still strong.
British economy rebounds strongly in first quarter of the year, ending ‘technical recession’
Strongest since late 2021 lockdown rebound.
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Cost of living squeeze: More than 460,000 Kiwis behind on debt payments
Hardships reported to credit agencies also continue to rise.
Auckland rents up 5.6%, NZ rents up 8.3%
Rising immigration and more students cited as driving factors.