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Russian conflict won't hurt trade but inflation risk real, says Westpac

Higher inflation caused by conflict in Ukraine could mean a faster rise in interest rates.

Brian Fallow: Economic soft landing tricky to pull off

Central bank sees GDP growth continuing, but that forecast could easily veer off course.

Continuous Disclosure: Markets brace for 'unprecedented' 10 rate hikes in a row

Podcast: Liam Dann talks about the latest RBNZ decision with Fisher Funds' David McLeish.

Will the Reserve Bank deliver a single or double shot this week?

The Reserve Bank will lift the OCR on Wednesday - but by how much?

Editorial: Time for economy to take its medicine

OPINION: Our editorial picks interest rates to rise again next week...and keep rising.

Economists pick the top five trends to watch in 2022

The outlook couldn't be more complex but here's where economists are looking for clues.

Liam Dann: Yippee-ki-yay, it's a Die Hard Christmas

The holiday season might be here but the news keeps exploding around us.

GDP Preview - How much damage did Delta do to the economy?

Third quarter GDP will show a big fall, reflecting the nationwide lock down

Liam Dann: Christopher Luxon's biggest challenge

National is a centre-right party but defining what that means in the 2020s is crucial.

Interest rate hike expected this week - regardless of lockdown call

Inflation pressure looks set to dominate the RBNZ's thinking despite the Auckland lockdown

Liam Dann: Phew! Market meltdown averted - for now

Cool words from US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell have eased investor fears.

Liam Dann: China's Lehman Bros moment? Not now, please!

OPINION: Big market crashes of 1929, 1987 and 2008 happened in September and October.

Not just rugby: NZ beating Australia on wage growth

Stronger wage growth is helping to drive rates up sooner in NZ, say ANZ economists.

Liam Dann: Precedented times - life in 2021 just feels like one giant caveat

The underlying strength of the economy in the past 18 months offers some comfort.

Major banks do U-turn, now expect no change in OCR

ASB and Westpac have changed their turn and now expect no change to the OCR today.

RBNZ should consider double interest rate hike - ASB economist

Hiking more aggressively next week could head off inflation risk and cool housing.

Liam Dann: Don't let inflation panic overshadow jobs success

Big economic challenges remain but we should be thankful unemployment isn't one of them.

Hamish Rutherford: The problem of an overheating economy

OPINION: A hot labour market may seem a good thing, but problems may lie ahead.