A senior journalist and news editor with interest.co.nz, David Hargreaves has covered financial markets and economics both in New Zealand and Britain for longer than he cares to mention.
Latest Reserve Bank figures show the amount of non-performing housing loans dropped by $88 million in August following a $55 million fall in July - suggesting that the reductions in mortgage interest rates are having a positive impact
Latest Reserve Bank figures show the amount of non-performing housing loans dropped by $88 million in August following a $55 million fall in July - suggesting that the reductions in mortgage interest rates are having a positive impact
Latest monthly filled jobs data shows a rise - but Statistics NZ has revised down figures for the previous two months and these now show no gain for those months
Latest monthly filled jobs data shows a rise - but Statistics NZ has revised down figures for the previous two months and these now show no gain for those months
Dairy giant Fonterra is paying farmer shareholders $10.16 per kilogram of milk solids and a total dividend for the year of 57c after reporting a $1.079 billion after tax profit
Dairy giant Fonterra is paying farmer shareholders $10.16 per kilogram of milk solids and a total dividend for the year of 57c after reporting a $1.079 billion after tax profit
Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence Survey shows that despite a slight lift, confidence remains at the low levels seen in the aftermath of the first Covid lockdown in 2020
Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence Survey shows that despite a slight lift, confidence remains at the low levels seen in the aftermath of the first Covid lockdown in 2020
The belated release of official data showing the economy tanked during the June quarter has put the Reserve Bank under great pressure again and highlights how much we need more timely economic information
The belated release of official data showing the economy tanked during the June quarter has put the Reserve Bank under great pressure again and highlights how much we need more timely economic information
The economy is likely to start recovering this summer from the Reserve Bank's enforced recession - but are there better ways of controlling inflation in future than pressurising those with mortgages?
The economy is likely to start recovering this summer from the Reserve Bank's enforced recession - but are there better ways of controlling inflation in future than pressurising those with mortgages?
Activity slumped in the services sector again last month, echoing a drop in the manufacturing sector and suggesting the anticipated pick-up in economic activity is struggling to get started
Activity slumped in the services sector again last month, echoing a drop in the manufacturing sector and suggesting the anticipated pick-up in economic activity is struggling to get started
GDP figures out in the coming week will likely show our economy stalled again in the second quarter of the year - but there's already signs of a pick-up kicking in, giving confidence that the worst is behind us
GDP figures out in the coming week will likely show our economy stalled again in the second quarter of the year - but there's already signs of a pick-up kicking in, giving confidence that the worst is behind us
Latest monthly RBNZ figures show that the preference for one-year fixed mortgages was consolidated in July, while the brief fling with floating rates is dying off
Latest monthly RBNZ figures show that the preference for one-year fixed mortgages was consolidated in July, while the brief fling with floating rates is dying off
Fletcher Building and SkyCity are 'working closely together to understand any impacts' from the supply of fire doors for the convention centre that could potentially be contaminated by asbestos
Fletcher Building and SkyCity are 'working closely together to understand any impacts' from the supply of fire doors for the convention centre that could potentially be contaminated by asbestos
Latest Reserve Bank figures show that the amount of non-performing housing loans dropped by $55 million in July - the biggest monthly fall since late 2020 when the brief pandemic spike was unwinding
Latest Reserve Bank figures show that the amount of non-performing housing loans dropped by $55 million in July - the biggest monthly fall since late 2020 when the brief pandemic spike was unwinding
Latest ANZ Business Outlook Survey shows business confidence generally was actually lower after the Reserve Bank's 'dovish' shift last week - but residential construction intentions were 'markedly higher'
Latest ANZ Business Outlook Survey shows business confidence generally was actually lower after the Reserve Bank's 'dovish' shift last week - but residential construction intentions were 'markedly higher'
Six months after Adrian Orr left the Reserve Bank, the RBNZ - on the request of the Chief Ombudsman - has released a timeline to Orr's negotiated resignation, including the RBNZ board withdrawing a letter it sent raising several issues with Orr
Six months after Adrian Orr left the Reserve Bank, the RBNZ - on the request of the Chief Ombudsman - has released a timeline to Orr's negotiated resignation, including the RBNZ board withdrawing a letter it sent raising several issues with Orr
Our national airline is forecasting pre-tax earnings for the first half of the new financial year of only about $34m - the same as for the second half of the year just finished
Our national airline is forecasting pre-tax earnings for the first half of the new financial year of only about $34m - the same as for the second half of the year just finished