economic forecasts

As Treasury prepares to publish the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update, bank economists aren’t expecting any big surprises in the Government’s finances and forecasts

As Treasury prepares to publish the Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update, bank economists aren’t expecting any big surprises in the Government’s finances and forecasts

Nobel Prize winner Ben Bernanke believes central banks should provide alternative economic forecasts and explain how they might react if those scenarios were to happen

Nobel Prize winner Ben Bernanke believes central banks should provide alternative economic forecasts and explain how they might react if those scenarios were to happen

Updated Treasury forecasts will show the recession lasting longer and budget deficits worsening, chief economist Dominick Stephens says

Updated Treasury forecasts will show the recession lasting longer and budget deficits worsening, chief economist Dominick Stephens says

Brian Easton examines the Coalition Government's 'muddle on' strategy

Brian Easton examines the Coalition Government's 'muddle on' strategy

Brian Easton says the Coalition Government has already used up what first-term room it had in the economy

Brian Easton says the Coalition Government has already used up what first-term room it had in the economy

The Treasury has released its budget economic forecasts. Economist Brian Easton asks: What do the forecasts say about the economy over the next four months?

The Treasury has released its budget economic forecasts. Economist Brian Easton asks: What do the forecasts say about the economy over the next four months?

Budget 2022: Economist Brian Easton asks, what does Treasury think is happening to the economy whose evolution underpins the budget policies?

Budget 2022: Economist Brian Easton asks, what does Treasury think is happening to the economy whose evolution underpins the budget policies?

Reserve Bank concedes its annual house price growth forecasts have been off by an average of 5.2 percentage points over the past decade

Reserve Bank concedes its annual house price growth forecasts have been off by an average of 5.2 percentage points over the past decade

Economist Brian Easton asks: Will the Covid Crisis lead to a dramatic redirection for New Zealand and the World?

Economist Brian Easton asks: Will the Covid Crisis lead to a dramatic redirection for New Zealand and the World?

Economist Brian Easton says we have to design a system which provides income support for the unemployed while encouraging employment transition

Economist Brian Easton says we have to design a system which provides income support for the unemployed while encouraging employment transition

Economist Brian Easton says the media treat budgets as bit of a circus: lots of theatre and soon forgotten. For a serious economist they show how the official team of economists is thinking about the wider economy

Economist Brian Easton says the media treat budgets as bit of a circus: lots of theatre and soon forgotten. For a serious economist they show how the official team of economists is thinking about the wider economy

Kirdan Lees says the idea of lower local government rates for everyone doesn’t stack up and cutting rates would ultimately be counterproductive, leading to deferral of capital investments

Kirdan Lees says the idea of lower local government rates for everyone doesn’t stack up and cutting rates would ultimately be counterproductive, leading to deferral of capital investments

Kirdan Lees says $20 billion is the starting point of additional fiscal support that will be required from the Government for New Zealand's small and medium sized businesses

Kirdan Lees says $20 billion is the starting point of additional fiscal support that will be required from the Government for New Zealand's small and medium sized businesses

Treasury says it's too early to put a figure on the possible impact of the coronavirus on the NZ economy; Expects the tourism and education sectors to be worst affected short-term

Treasury says it's too early to put a figure on the possible impact of the coronavirus on the NZ economy; Expects the tourism and education sectors to be worst affected short-term

Reserve Bank Assistant Governor Christian Hawkesby says there remain 'a number of short-to-medium-term risks' on both the upside and downside for the NZ economy

Reserve Bank Assistant Governor Christian Hawkesby says there remain 'a number of short-to-medium-term risks' on both the upside and downside for the NZ economy