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Official cash rate news
Editorial: Govt must listen to RBNZ call for better economic statistics
OPINION: Failure to accurately record economic progress can have costly consequences.
Matthew Hooton: Interest rate forecasts great news for National re-election
OPINION: Risks remain if interest rates start rising again in election year.
OCR preview: Big cut coming this week - but how low will rates go?
A 50-basis-point cut this week is near certain but the longer-term track is hard to pick.
Liam Dann: Could Trumponomics ruin plans for a rate cut recovery?
Local food prices are rising again and US trade policy threatens to lift global inflation.
Liam Dann: The most brutal and personal economic statistic
OPINION: When inflation bites, we all feel it. But losing your job is personal.
Young people bear the brunt – youth unemployment hits 23%
More than half of New Zealand's newly unemployed last year were aged 15-19.
Data expected to show more than 30,000 jobs lost in 2024
New labour market data from Stats NZ this week will reveal how bad the recession has been
Liam Dann: When even the world’s oldest profession is struggling, you know times are tough
OPINION: The economy still feels bad but a recovery is slowly gaining momentum.
‘Over $400 a month’: Economists see mortgage savings boost to economy in 2025
Two economists have crunched the numbers on mortgage costs in 2025 and the news is good.
Rising rents keep inflation stuck at 2.2%
The consumers price index increased by 2.2%.
Inflation rate will give clues on how much more the OCR will be cut
December quarter inflation figures to shed light on where the OCR may settle.
Mortgage wars: Another major bank cuts home loan rates as competition heats up
Kiwis can now get 5.99% six-month rates from three major banks.
Borrowers bet on big rate cuts, as popularity of floating rates surges
Should recent bond market volatility dent their confidence?
Major bank cuts key home loan rate
One of New Zealand's major banks has moved early to cut home loan rates.
Economists pick the three big issues for NZ in 2025
Last year inflation was the big worry but it has now fallen down the list.
Popularity of short term mortgage borrowing surges – at a cost
Nearly 90% of new mortgage lending in October was floating or fixed for a year or less.
Inside Economics: Is NZ poorer than the poorest US state?
New Zealand’s low productivity really is a serious problem.
Jenée Tibshraeny: There's only so much low interest rates can do to fire up the economy
OPINION: The RBNZ believes there's less room to cut rates without reigniting inflation.
Better times ahead? What we can learn from the interest rate yield curve
The trend of NZ's steeping yield curve looks likely to continue into 2025.