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Liam Dann: RBNZ pushes back on celebrating recovery too soon

The RBNZ is waging a battle with bullish markets over recovery expectations.

Liam Dann: What snap lockdown means for interest rates

This lockdown hasn't shifted economic forecasts but that doesn't mean it has no influence.

Liam Dann: Shock unemployment drop raises questions about stimulus

NZ recovery so successful that we're going to be first in world to face rate rise dilemma.

Economists pick: The top five trends to watch in 2021

What will the economy do in 2021? Here's where economists are looking for clues.

Liam Dann: Are low interest rates good or bad for poor people?

Middle-class panic has put heat on interest rates but what's the impact on real poverty?

Liam Dann: The real house price problem is us

Property hysteria is here again, highlighting just how entrenched the issue is in NZ.

Editorial: Time for some real Government action on housing

The Finance Minister's to letter to the Reserve Bank may have overshadowed a bigger change

Economy Hub: Adrian Orr on the politics of house prices

Watch: Adrian Orr talks to Liam Dann about house prices, Covid recovery...and that letter.

Economy Hub: Adrian Orr - Don't blame monetary policy for rising inequality

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

Nation of Debt: How Covid is changing the way we borrow

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

Brian Fallow: Would negative interest rates be a positive move?

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

Liam Dann: Future shock - where interest rates never rise and bull markets never die

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

Economy Hub: No 'playbook' for this recovery

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

Liam Dann: How our brains are reacting in a time of stress and uncertainty

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

Business Hub: RBNZ bracing for the long haul

RBNZ chief economist on why he's looking through current the lockdown crisis.

RBNZ shows 'preference' for negative OCR

Central bank could lend direct to retail banks to ensure OCR cuts get to customers.