Important for RBNZ to think about "the intended and unintended consequences" of policy.

New Zealand's total gross debt is now $603.5b - about $120,000 per head of population.

It's not the already-low cost of borrowing that is stopping firms from investing.

The US Federal Reserve, which sets the trend for global rates, just made an historic call.

Recovery will be long and painful but there is opportunity for some positive change

We're hard-wired to hate uncertainty but coping with it offers our best chance of success.

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?

Unemployment will look ugly, but the true picture requires a deeper dive into the data.

Crisis has seen central banks come to the rescue, with predictable benefits for investors.

NZ success in shutting out virus must be followed by a successful economic recovery.

Economy Hub: Reserve Bank Governor talks, interest rates, dollar and social inequality.

New Zealand doing okay but world economy in worse shape than first thought - IMF report.

With the surreal drama of lockdown almost behind us, the real economic grind begins.

Westpac economists say the Reserve Bank will be forced to cut OCR below zero this year.

Today's inflation data will show wage and price rises, but economists say it can't last.

Adrian Orr is confident NZ will get through this as long as we look out for each other.

The Reserve Bank draws on New Zealand's collective wealth to stabilise money markets.

Food supply is causing unnecessary panic but credit markets are a more serious concern.

BNZ expects the Reserve Bank to move soon on bond purchases to take stress off credit.

Don't call it printing money, says Orr as the Reserve Bank considers QE.