Business Hub: RBNZ bracing for the long haul
RBNZ chief economist on why he's looking through current the lockdown crisis.
RBNZ chief economist on why he's looking through current the lockdown crisis.
Central bank could lend direct to retail banks to ensure OCR cuts get to customers.
To print or not to print - the RBNZ's next big call is whether to expand the QE programme.
Sir John Key has warned we face a financial crisis. Is he right? And what would that mean?
The condition for a share market bubble are starting to form, says Pie Funds' Mike Taylor.
Crisis has seen central banks come to the rescue, with predictable benefits for investors.
Don't be put off saving by claims that you need a huge sum to retire on.
When the sugar rush of a post-lockdown rebound ends, we will need to reinvent our economy.
Gift to a son isn't a worry - but ask if you might need the rest home subsidy one day.
S&P says the credit ratings of local banks should hold despite a 10% fall in house prices.
What crisis? Investors have decided to look through all the chaos of 2020
House sold despite warnings house prices about to plunge due to Covid-19 pandemic.
The move comes after 2.99% and 2.89% rates from competing banks in recent weeks.
The Covid recovery fund gets the thumbs up from executives surveyed
While broadly supportive of the Budget economists are wary of high debt and rosy forecasts
Westpac economists say the Reserve Bank will be forced to cut OCR below zero this year.
New Zealand's Reserve Bank has made another unorthodox policy move.
The Reserve Bank draws on New Zealand's collective wealth to stabilise money markets.
This week's emergency measures won't stop the fall, but they do provide a valuable buffer.
Don't call it printing money, says Orr as the Reserve Bank considers QE.
Westpac says it will pass on the full OCR cut.
The central bank was not scheduled to review the OCR until March 25.
Maintaining confidence in financial system is key to riding out coronavirus economic shock
If it's difficult or costly to recycle or dump, poorer people will make poor choices.
Economists rapidly revising forecasts as the extent of the economic damage becomes clear.
A coronavirus slump provides a stark test for the two different ends of the NZ economy.
New Zealand's economy faces a short sharp shock in first quarter, says economic institute.
After 11 years, there's a generation of Kiwi firms that have never dealt with recession.
We need to strike a balance between panic and nonchalance in our response to coronavirus.