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Donald Trump says he will not remove Jay Powell from Fed before term ends
Financial Times: President-elect also won’t rule out higher inflation from his tariffs.
Better times ahead? What we can learn from the interest rate yield curve
The trend of NZ's steeping yield curve looks likely to continue into 2025.
Pound falls as UK inflation declines more than expected to 1.7%
Financial Times: Core inflation was lower than economists’ expectations.
RBNZ cuts OCR: How the market reacted
NZ stocks rallied after the Reserve Bank cut its key interest rate by half a point.
'Brighter days ahead': Reserve Bank cuts OCR by 50 basis points to 4.75%, banks cut interest rates
Future changes to the OCR 'would depend on its evolving assessment of the economy'.
Fed wrestles with decision over how aggressively to cut interest rates
Financial Times: Close call over whether to lower rates by half or quarter point.
Wall St gains, data keeps smaller Fed rate cut in view
Path forward for interest rate cuts should keep people excited, wealth manager says.
Outgoing Treasury boss calls for capital gains tax and superannuation changes
Caralee McLiesh says structural changes are required to address NZ's structural deficit.
Asia shares steady, US dollar firm before jobs test
Upcoming jobs report may be crucial for rate cuts in world's biggest economy.
Are central banks good doctors? Comparing RBNZ and US inflation strategies
OPINION: How the RBNZ's cautious monetary policies have over-treated the NZ economy.
The low-tax countries wooing the world’s wealthy
Financial Times: Newer jurisdictions are muscling in on traditional territories.
Mark Lister: Did the Fed just make a policy mistake?
OPINION: Policymakers need to ensure unemployment doesn’t rise too much.
ASB, BNZ, Kiwibank drop some lending rates
Cuts made ahead of next week's OCR announcement.
'Market tantrum': US stocks finish sharply lower to close out global rout
Financial Times: S&P 500 finishes trading day down 3% after Nikkei gets thrashed.
Global rout: Japan’s stock index suffers worst day since 1987
'Sea of Red' as trading in Nikkei futures suspended, Australia has worst day since 2020.
Official Cash Rate tipped to hit 5% by year’s end
One bank has updated its OCR forecast, and now expects a drop in October.
Fed says first cut to US interest rates could come in September
Financial Times: Comments by chair Powell boost expectations of pre-election move.
‘The worst will soon be past’: ANZ survey shows consumer confidence bounce
Inflation expectations continue to fall and there is some optimism about the future.
Rate cut in November looking likely: Economist
RBNZ 'all over the place' but mostly moving in the right direction, Michael Reddell says.
Market close: Investors respond positively to Reserve Bank's OCR message
The S&P/NZX 50 Index turned around after the OCR was left on hold at 5.5%.
Liam Dann: How will NZ drive economic growth in the next decade? Why mining won’t cut it
OPINION: The next wave of global economic growth will involve electricity, Liam Dann says.
Bank of England keeps main interest rate at 16-year high despite inflation fall
Concerns some underlying measures of inflation are still too high.
Cost of living: Reserve Bank outlining path ‘back to 2% inflation’
'Think hard before jumping': Reserve Bank says outlook for NZ economy is not that bad.
Fed signals one interest rate cut before end of 2024
Financial Times: Forecasts after data shows inflation lower than expected in May.
Inside Economics: Winners and losers in the interest rate game - and why it matters
OPINION: We need to stop self-pathologising, because NZ's not that special.
Zombies: Ranks of world’s most debt-hobbled companies soaring, and not all will survive
'They’re going to get crushed': Judgment Day may loom for debt-addled companies.
ANZ predicts interest rate cuts from February next year
Previously hawkish economists now see first OCR cut occurring in February, not May.