Jane Turner
Bank economists expect the RBNZ to keep the Official Cash Rate on hold on Wednesday as inflation uncertainty clouds the timing of future hikes
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Bank economists expect the RBNZ to keep the Official Cash Rate on hold on Wednesday as inflation uncertainty clouds the timing of future hikes
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Middle East war poses risk to NZ’s fragile economic recovery, but there has only been a 'modest lift' in firms raising prices so far, NZIER business confidence survey says
Middle East war poses risk to NZ’s fragile economic recovery, but there has only been a 'modest lift' in firms raising prices so far, NZIER business confidence survey says
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Electronic cards data for September shows that after three consecutive months of gains, seasonally adjusted retail spending fell again
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Electronic cards data for September shows that after three consecutive months of gains, seasonally adjusted retail spending fell again
Country sees second largest ever quarterly fall in GDP - but the result shows increasing resilience in the face of lockdown restraints
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Country sees second largest ever quarterly fall in GDP - but the result shows increasing resilience in the face of lockdown restraints
This week's GDP figures expected to show a drop - but by nothing like the sort of drop economists earlier expected
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This week's GDP figures expected to show a drop - but by nothing like the sort of drop economists earlier expected
The RBNZ’s message to financial markets was that, 'yes – interest rates do need to go up, but how high remains uncertain so don’t get too far ahead of yourselves', ASB economists say
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The RBNZ’s message to financial markets was that, 'yes – interest rates do need to go up, but how high remains uncertain so don’t get too far ahead of yourselves', ASB economists say
NZ's extremely high current levels of housing construction cannot be sustained without a large and sharp recovery in net migration over 2022 and 2023, ASB economists say
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NZ's extremely high current levels of housing construction cannot be sustained without a large and sharp recovery in net migration over 2022 and 2023, ASB economists say
This week's labour market figures seem set to be 'noisy' due to Covid disruptions, but should show falling unemployment and rising wage levels
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This week's labour market figures seem set to be 'noisy' due to Covid disruptions, but should show falling unemployment and rising wage levels
NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion shows the building sector has gone from being the most optimistic to the most pessimistic sectors surveyed
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NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion shows the building sector has gone from being the most optimistic to the most pessimistic sectors surveyed
Another big lockdown has once again changed the economic picture enormously, but GDP figures for the past quarter will still tell us some important things
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Another big lockdown has once again changed the economic picture enormously, but GDP figures for the past quarter will still tell us some important things
Economists see June quarter labour market figures portraying an increasingly tight jobs market and with upward pressure on wages
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Economists see June quarter labour market figures portraying an increasingly tight jobs market and with upward pressure on wages
ASB and BNZ tip imminent interest rate rise after NZIER latest Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion shows worst ever shortage of labour, while inflation pressures are continuing to mount
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ASB and BNZ tip imminent interest rate rise after NZIER latest Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion shows worst ever shortage of labour, while inflation pressures are continuing to mount
ANZ economists now forecast the Reserve Bank will start increasing the Official Cash Rate in February next year following the stunning 1.6% GDP rise for the March quarter
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ANZ economists now forecast the Reserve Bank will start increasing the Official Cash Rate in February next year following the stunning 1.6% GDP rise for the March quarter
Economists have been upwardly adjusting their economic forecasts in recent days in the face of stronger-than-expected data and the major bank economists now see first quarter GDP producing a positive figure - IE economic growth
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Economists have been upwardly adjusting their economic forecasts in recent days in the face of stronger-than-expected data and the major bank economists now see first quarter GDP producing a positive figure - IE economic growth
Kiwibank economists, who are forecasting a first Official Cash Rate rise in May next year, now see a 'risk' of three rate hikes in 2022
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Kiwibank economists, who are forecasting a first Official Cash Rate rise in May next year, now see a 'risk' of three rate hikes in 2022