Craig Ebert

Core inflation has barely budged in the past nine months and may stick around until unemployment begins to rise, economists suggest

Core inflation has barely budged in the past nine months and may stick around until unemployment begins to rise, economists suggest

Economists at the country's biggest banks are neatly divided as to whether the economy has or has not gone into recession, but there's great consensus that things are slowing and that our current account deficit's very big

Economists at the country's biggest banks are neatly divided as to whether the economy has or has not gone into recession, but there's great consensus that things are slowing and that our current account deficit's very big

Labour market figures to be released this week will likely show unemployment levels largely unchanged, but economists and the Reserve Bank are still expecting 'slack' to start emerging in the labour force as the year goes on

Labour market figures to be released this week will likely show unemployment levels largely unchanged, but economists and the Reserve Bank are still expecting 'slack' to start emerging in the labour force as the year goes on

Mortgage rates were unmoved by the RBNZ’s big hike as traders bet any increase now will be matched with a cut later

Mortgage rates were unmoved by the RBNZ’s big hike as traders bet any increase now will be matched with a cut later

The Reserve Bank of NZ will likely lift the Official Cash Rate 25 basis points on Wednesday and give little else away

The Reserve Bank of NZ will likely lift the Official Cash Rate 25 basis points on Wednesday and give little else away

The Reserve Bank will be looking for any signs that the jobs market is cooling when new figures are released in the coming week. David Hargreaves says it might not get these signs. Not yet, anyway

The Reserve Bank will be looking for any signs that the jobs market is cooling when new figures are released in the coming week. David Hargreaves says it might not get these signs. Not yet, anyway

BNZ economists say a very wide range of forecasts for the outcome of GDP figures this week likely reflects the 'noise' in the component parts

BNZ economists say a very wide range of forecasts for the outcome of GDP figures this week likely reflects the 'noise' in the component parts

'It’s the biggest real house price downturn we’ve had since the 1970s'

'It’s the biggest real house price downturn we’ve had since the 1970s'

Sharp falls in job ads in property-related industries see BNZ/SEEK Employment Report record 2.7% fall in overall job adverts last month, down from the record high level in May

Sharp falls in job ads in property-related industries see BNZ/SEEK Employment Report record 2.7% fall in overall job adverts last month, down from the record high level in May

Job adverts continue to rise - but the number of people applying for each job continues to fall

Job adverts continue to rise - but the number of people applying for each job continues to fall

RBNZ needs 'to inflict some damage on the labour market' in order to cool inflation, bank economists say

RBNZ needs 'to inflict some damage on the labour market' in order to cool inflation, bank economists say

ASB economists now see NZ inflation driving up over 7% in the first half of this year, mainly on the back of surging oil prices

ASB economists now see NZ inflation driving up over 7% in the first half of this year, mainly on the back of surging oil prices

BNZ economists now see inflation hitting 6.6% in the first quarter of this year

BNZ economists now see inflation hitting 6.6% in the first quarter of this year

This week's GDP figures expected to show a drop - but by nothing like the sort of drop economists earlier expected

This week's GDP figures expected to show a drop - but by nothing like the sort of drop economists earlier expected

The level 4 lockdown last year was followed by a 30% rocketing of house prices. This year's won't be

The level 4 lockdown last year was followed by a 30% rocketing of house prices. This year's won't be