Retail spending rebounds but monetary policy still holding us back
Electronic card transaction data for January showed a bump in spending.
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New funding needed to urgently refurbish Reserve Bank's cash vault
The project is deemed high-risk and of national significance.
RBNZ survey: Inflation expectations continue to fall
Business leaders remain downbeat on economic growth prospects.
Liam Dann: Could Year of the Dragon deliver a cure for global inflation?
OPINION: Falling prices in China could flow through to cheaper imports here and globally.
Grim warning: ANZ picks two more Reserve Bank rate hikes ahead
Strong employment data will force RBNZ to lift the OCR in February and April, ANZ says.
Could today’s low unemployment number mean another interest rate hike?
Analysis: Stronger-than-expected jobs data plays into the RBNZ's inflation concern.
Liam Dann: Why we’re doomed to hold interest rates too high for too long
They say Monetary Policy is a blunt tool, but does it need to be quite so blunt?
Annual household living costs increased 7 per cent - who was hit hardest?
The cost of living is outpacing inflation - up 7 per cent. But there is good news.
'We still have a way to go' - RBNZ says the inflation fight isn't over
RBNZ chief economist pushes back against dovish financial markets.
Property investment: How buyers are reacting to change of govt
New mortgage lending to investors fell to a decade-low for a December month in 2023.
Memo to the Reserve Bank - don't muck it up
EDITORIAL: Why it's imperative central banks regain people's confidence.
Jenée Tibshraeny: Will stickier-than-expected domestic inflation spook the RBNZ?
Speech next week to hint at the RBNZ's next move.
Inflation falls to 4.7 per cent in December quarter
Strong domestically-driven inflation expected to continue worrying the RBNZ.
What will Reserve Bank's new mortgage lending rules mean for house hunters?
Reserve Bank rules expected to bite once interest rates fall.
Inflation figures expected to enable the RBNZ to hold its horses
Economists note there's still a way to go to fully tame inflation.
When will mortgage rates finally fall?
ANZ economists expect RBNZ to keep hawkish stance, before making abrupt OCR cut in August.
Five key risks to economy this year, ASB says
Inflation, Kiwi overspending, and a volatile global situation are getting attention.
Liam Dann: New Zealand is still a rich country ... now for the bad news
OPINION: Five of the top columns of the year from Liam Dann.
Richard Prebble: What I predict will happen in 2024
OPINION: Ongoing technological change is a certainty.
RBNZ digesting data before softening tough talk on inflation
Adrian Orr highlights differences between NZ and US, where there's talk of rate cuts.
Time to talk OCR cuts, not hikes, economist says
The economy shrank in the third quarter as households spent less and exports fell.
Liam Dann: Never mind the technicalities, New Zealand is in recession
OPINION: If there's an upside to grim GDP data, it may be we'll get through this sooner.
Red flag to a bull: NZ interest rates drop sharply after GDP falls
NZ wholesale interest rates have fallen sharply after US Fed news and NZ's GDP fall.
Treasury backs RBNZ focus on inflation
However, officials are worried about chopping and changing the Reserve Bank Act.
Reserve Bank would think twice before removing LVR mortgage restrictions again
Regulator makes case for introduction of debt-to-income restrictions.
Standoff: Yawning interest rate gap opens up between Reserve Bank and market
A standoff between the money market and the Reserve Bank could mean lower mortgage rates.
RBNZ's tough talk on interest rates isn't a game, says deputy governor
Christian Hawkesby on why the RBNZ is leaning against markets pricing in rate cuts.
Tensions soothed? Luxon 'united' with Orr in inflation fight
Removing the Reserve Bank's employment target top of the Government's to-do list.
Liam Dann: Reserve Bank talks tough, pushes back on rate cut hype - will markets buy it?
With a hawkish tone, the RBNZ warned it's not the time to let up in the inflation fight.
Orr's OCR surprise: Why cuts might not start until mid-2025
The Reserve Bank warned that inflation remained too high.
OCR announcement: Has inflation cooled off enough?
Capacity pressures easing as higher interest rates dampen demand.
OCR announcement: How long should you fix your mortgage for?
Experts share how they'd structure their mortgages.
What the coalition deal means for the economy
An overview of the policies that affect your back pocket.
NZ dollar goes digital in new stablecoin
Easy Crypto beats the RBNZ to the punch and aims to increase crypto uptake.