Latest from Monetary Policy

Liam Dann: Fair fiscal winds blowing Labour's way

COMMENT: Calls from economists for more govt spending will suit Labour in election year.

Leighton Smith: Adrian Orr - Genius or zombie?

COMMENT: If inflation is higher than interest paid you'd be crazy to keep, save or invest.

Reserve Bank Governor's blunt message to savers

Adrian Orr says we need to get used to a world of low rates.

Liam Dann: I hope Adrian Orr is better at poker than me

Does a double cut in the official cash rate leave enough in the tank for a real crisis?

Editorial: Why OCR cuts don't work anymore

We say: Monetary policy has lost its power. Record low rates leave economy vulnerable.

Gloomy outlook: Interest rates tipped to go below 1 per cent

Economists' interest-rate outlooks getting increasingly gloomy as market woes escalate.

Liam Dann: We can't let Aussies hijack our banking debate

COMMENT: Will safer banks mean higher costs? Let's not let Aussie spin dominate debate.

John Roughan: Reserve Bank plays it wrong under new set-up

COMMENT: Committees so often make inconsistent, confusing and downright wrong decisions.

Why petrol prices got slammed into reverse

We spend all year worrying about soaring petrol prices - why have they suddenly plunged?

NZ hits 'full employment' - is this as good as it gets?

What does the lowest unemployment rate in 10 years really mean for the economy?

Global giants pick NZ rates and dollar to rise

Enjoy the mortgage war while it lasts.

Liam Dann: Boo! The October effect spooks markets again

COMMENT: Why do markets get spooked at Halloween?

Peter Lyons: Financial Armageddon isn't coming just yet

The financial sector still regards itself as 'too big to be allowed to fail'

Brian Fallow: No time for spend and hope

Global debt levels are at all-time highs, limiting our options if growth stalls.

Kiwi dollar takes a dive: What it means for you

The dollar has fallen 2.3 per cent against the greenback this week alone.

Brian Fallow: Is growth really running out of puff?

The latest business survey was downbeat again, but does that tell the whole story?