CPI Inflation
Major new Reserve Bank survey shows businesses have across-the-board expectation of rising inflation
The first official release of results from a new survey the Reserve Bank has spent a lot of time developing have provided something of a headache for the central bank ahead of next week's Official Cash Rate decision
21st May 25, 3:43pm
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The first official release of results from a new survey the Reserve Bank has spent a lot of time developing have provided something of a headache for the central bank ahead of next week's Official Cash Rate decision
Statistics NZ's Selected Price Indexes show as well as a surge in food prices in April, airfares shot up during the school holiday-Easter period
15th May 25, 11:24am
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Statistics NZ's Selected Price Indexes show as well as a surge in food prices in April, airfares shot up during the school holiday-Easter period
The Reserve Bank meets three times a year to set interest rates without seeing updated inflation data at its monetary policy reviews
14th May 25, 5:00am
The Reserve Bank meets three times a year to set interest rates without seeing updated inflation data at its monetary policy reviews
BNZ's head of research Stephen Toplis says the Reserve Bank 'does have a track record' of withdrawing guidance on the future forecast level of the Official Cash Rate
28th Apr 25, 1:29pm
BNZ's head of research Stephen Toplis says the Reserve Bank 'does have a track record' of withdrawing guidance on the future forecast level of the Official Cash Rate
David Hargreaves looks at where the Official Cash Rate might go, what that means for mortgage holders and will it give a stuttering economic recovery fresh life?
20th Apr 25, 6:00am
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David Hargreaves looks at where the Official Cash Rate might go, what that means for mortgage holders and will it give a stuttering economic recovery fresh life?
Trump’s trade war could cause households to pay attention to inflation again, even as underlying price pressures trend downwards
17th Apr 25, 3:14pm
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Trump’s trade war could cause households to pay attention to inflation again, even as underlying price pressures trend downwards
Stats NZ says the proportion of large price increases have fallen to a five year low, even as quarterly inflation pushes higher due to petrol prices and tertiary education
17th Apr 25, 10:48am
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Stats NZ says the proportion of large price increases have fallen to a five year low, even as quarterly inflation pushes higher due to petrol prices and tertiary education
ANZ economists now see the OCR going as low as 2.5% and have trimmed their forecast house price growth this year from 6% to 4.5%
16th Apr 25, 12:35pm
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ANZ economists now see the OCR going as low as 2.5% and have trimmed their forecast house price growth this year from 6% to 4.5%
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Grocery and beverage costs push March food prices up 0.5%, with annual increase hitting 3.5% ahead of key inflation data out later this week
15th Apr 25, 12:17pm
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Grocery and beverage costs push March food prices up 0.5%, with annual increase hitting 3.5% ahead of key inflation data out later this week
David Hargreaves has a look at what the March quarter inflation figures might bring. That's the easy bit. The hard bit is trying to work out what might come next
13th Apr 25, 6:30am
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David Hargreaves has a look at what the March quarter inflation figures might bring. That's the easy bit. The hard bit is trying to work out what might come next
Kelly Eckhold says a lot has changed in the past week and he expects the RBNZ this week to indicate 'a firm intention to get the Official Cash Rate to 3% soon'
8th Apr 25, 1:54pm
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Kelly Eckhold says a lot has changed in the past week and he expects the RBNZ this week to indicate 'a firm intention to get the Official Cash Rate to 3% soon'
BNZ economists reiterate their longstanding prediction that the RBNZ will ultimately take the Official Cash Rate down to 2.75%
7th Apr 25, 11:25am
BNZ economists reiterate their longstanding prediction that the RBNZ will ultimately take the Official Cash Rate down to 2.75%
There's upheaval inside the Reserve Bank, there's upheaval outside of the Reserve Bank, but we'll still get our promised 25 point Official Cash Rate cut
6th Apr 25, 6:31am
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There's upheaval inside the Reserve Bank, there's upheaval outside of the Reserve Bank, but we'll still get our promised 25 point Official Cash Rate cut
Kelly Eckhold says while the RBNZ appeared to promise an OCR cut next week almost unconditionally, decisions should always be based on the situation on the ground. 'No change with an easing bias would be the right thing to do'
2nd Apr 25, 11:09am
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Kelly Eckhold says while the RBNZ appeared to promise an OCR cut next week almost unconditionally, decisions should always be based on the situation on the ground. 'No change with an easing bias would be the right thing to do'
With the first quarter of the year nearly gone, and with GDP having returned to growth, David Hargreaves has a quick check on the economy's pulse
26th Mar 25, 1:08pm
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With the first quarter of the year nearly gone, and with GDP having returned to growth, David Hargreaves has a quick check on the economy's pulse