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Inflation news
Editorial: Govt must listen to RBNZ call for better economic statistics
OPINION: Failure to accurately record economic progress can have costly consequences.
Landlord with quarter-kilometre downtown tower plans pushes up profit
New leases in 1HY25 were 22.8% above previous contract rents, company said.
Monthly food price rise biggest since 2022
Food prices across all categories rose, with grocery prices up 3% in the month.
US stocks mostly lower on ‘chunky’ inflation
US stocks mostly lower on inflation, euro gains on Ukraine peace hopes.
Market Watch: Share markets are rattled, but here’s why one fund manager remains optimistic
Liam Dann talks tariff turmoil with Pie Funds CIO Mike Taylor.
‘So expensive’: Avian flu triggers US egg price hike, shortages
Supermarkets in Washington often have empty or sparsely stocked egg shelves.
Inside Economics: Trump’s trade war – counting the ways it could hit Kiwis in the back pocket
OPINION: Why do economists hate tariffs? And what will they do to your mortgage rate?
33,000 jobs gone in a year - new data reveals extent of recession
Unemployment hit its highest level in more than four years.
Data expected to show more than 30,000 jobs lost in 2024
New labour market data from Stats NZ this week will reveal how bad the recession has been
Big rate cut still on the cards after inflation data
A decent fall in non-tradeable inflation should hearten the Reserve Bank.
Rising rents keep inflation stuck at 2.2%
The consumers price index increased by 2.2%.
QV figures: How much has your home lost since the market peak?
We can't say 'peak to trough' because we don't yet know if we have hit rock bottom.
Inflation rate will give clues on how much more the OCR will be cut
December quarter inflation figures to shed light on where the OCR may settle.
Inflationary pressure easing despite food price growth
Westpac senior economist Satish Ranchhod says inflationary pressures are easing.
Food prices rise in December, driven by dairy, fruit, cooking oil
Non-alcoholic drinks and tobacco registered the biggest annual price increases.
Economists pick the three big issues for NZ in 2025
Last year inflation was the big worry but it has now fallen down the list.
Liam Dann: The only way is up for our economy in 2025
OPINION: Last week's GDP shocker took the edge off the Christmas cheer,
Inside Economics: Is NZ poorer than the poorest US state?
New Zealand’s low productivity really is a serious problem.
Jenée Tibshraeny: There's only so much low interest rates can do to fire up the economy
OPINION: The RBNZ believes there's less room to cut rates without reigniting inflation.