OpinionBernard Hickey: What did double-downgrade day really mean?Now the dust has settled on 'Double-Downgrade Day', it's worth looking at what it all means.02 Oct 10:00 PM
Official Cash RateGreek woes may affect NZ credit access - BollardGreece's sovereign debt woes could end up affecting New Zealand's access to credit and slowing down the country's economic growth, says Alan Bollard. 28 Sep 10:00 PM
EconomyNZ 'in good shape' - EnglishFinance Minister Bill English said that compared to the pessimism in the United States, the New Zealand was in "pretty good shape."23 Sep 11:10 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateGDP growth tipped to have slowed, but then lift for rest of 2011New Zealand's economy probably slowed from its surprisingly robust first-quarter pace in the second three months of 2011 as construction stayed weak and manufacturing continued to tread water.18 Sep 08:15 PM
OpinionBernard Hickey: How did Europe get in this mess? Bernard Hickey with ten questions about the European debt mess and what it might mean for New Zealand.13 Sep 09:30 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateBollard tipped to lift rates this year, as inflation stirsReserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard is expected to keep the official cash rate unchanged next week while signalling the stimulus of a record-low OCR will be removed sooner rather than later as inflation pressures start to stir.08 Sep 08:30 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateShare slump hammers Euro banksStocks in Europe and Italian fixed-income securities were pummelled on concern about the euro zone's debt crisis. The benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 Index ended the day with a 4.1 per cent drop.05 Sep 07:45 PM
Official Cash RateOCR hike not till December, say bank economists Global turmoil in global markets means the next OCR hike is now likely to be December, not September, say a growing number of bank ecnomists.10 Aug 02:30 AM
EconomyNZ electronic card spending edges up in JulyNew Zealand lifted spending on credit and debit card transactions marginally last month.09 Aug 02:15 AM
EconomyWarning for NZ as global stocks fallThe Dow has plummeted 4.4 percent overnight, dropping below the 11,000 level for the first time since November, as markets continued a global sell-off. It comes as Standard and Poor's warns New Zealand is among the countries that could suffer...08 Aug 08:00 PM
OpinionBernard Hickey: 'I'll let you do the dirty work'It's official. We now know that John Key and Alan Bollard secretly love our high dollar.27 Jul 09:39 PM
BDBDEconomyKiwi dollar dips ahead of OCR news The New Zealand dollar fell against the greenback ahead of the Reserve Bank's official cash rate announcement this morning.27 Jul 08:17 PM
OpinionJoe Beaglehole: Let the people decide on economyBalancing tax and spending is not a task we can afford to cede to appointed experts...25 Jul 09:30 PM
