Economic growth

2018 economic growth slowest since 2014

21 Mar 19, 10:51am

Economy expands by 0.6% in December quarter surprising the Reserve Bank but not the market; Economists divided over whether slow growth will persist in 2019
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We're slowing down...

14 Mar 19, 1:40pm

David Hargreaves

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GDP figures out next week widely expected to show an annual economic growth rate below 3% for the first time since late 2014
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Dealing with NZ's population and immigration in the 21st century

25 Feb 19, 2:30pm

Stephen Forbes

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Amid ongoing debate about immigration, is it time New Zealanders took the debate broader and settled on a population policy?
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New Wynyard Wharf marine facility awaits OIO approval

12 Feb 19, 9:39am

Stephen Forbes

A $100 million marine development in Auckland's Wynyard Quarter is awaiting OIO approval before work can start
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Businesses less gloomy, not more happy

15 Jan 19, 11:05am

Jenée Tibshraeny

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Business sentiment and demand pick up from low levels in December quarter, according to the NZIER; Weak profitability remains a problem
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ANZ economists forecast OCR drop to 1.00% by 2020

20 Dec 18, 3:45pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

45 comments

Slower than expected GDP growth, major bank capital changes, and a gloomy global outlook prompt ANZ economists to jump off the fence and forecast 3 OCR cuts by 2020
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Quarterly economic growth the weakest in 5 years

20 Dec 18, 11:11am

Jenée Tibshraeny

62 comments

Economic growth slows more than expected; GDP growth falls to 0.3% in the September quarter, while annual growth falls to 3.0%
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Are we better off?

12 Dec 18, 11:00am

David Chaston

98 comments

The myth is that households are getting less and less of the national income. They are not. It is stable at a good level, as is the updated measure of inequality
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The RBNZ will let the economy run hotter for longer & keep lending rates lower for longer

7 Dec 18, 11:17am

Jarrod Kerr

49 comments

Hood the hawks: The outlook is strong but uncertain. The RBNZ has released the doves, Kiwibank's Jarrod Kerr & Jeremy Couchman say in their latest economic outlook
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Debt alarm ringing

29 Oct 18, 11:02am

John Mauldin

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John Mauldin says recent events make him concerned the debt reckoning he foresees could be closer than he previously thought
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Risks-a-plenty dampen economist's growth forecasts

12 Oct 18, 5:02am

Jenée Tibshraeny

54 comments

Infometrics' Gareth Kiernan sees enough speed bumps on the horizon to slow economic growth more than the market expects; says it's time for LVRs to be eased
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Energy, the root of all wealth. Part 2; Looking forward

9 Oct 18, 10:39am

Guest

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Murray Grimwood, aka interest.co.nz commentator Power Down Kiwi, says NZ needs a strategic plan with all-party political support to achieve energy resilience
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Asia’s strongmen and their weak economies

5 Oct 18, 9:13am

Guest

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Do authoritarian rulers deliver better economic results? Jayato Ghosh says Asia’s autocrats, from India to the Philippines, are presiding over increasingly fragile states and even more vulnerable economies
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Energy - the root of all wealth

4 Oct 18, 1:27pm

Guest

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In the first of a two part series Murray Grimwood, aka interest.co.nz commentator Power Down Kiwi, outlines how important energy is to everything we do & its limitations
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Musings of a Reserve Bank Governor

7 Sep 18, 10:51am

Guest

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Long read: Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr on where the global economy has come from, where it's going, and why there's a need for longer-term thinking
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Why S&P believes the US will only take a small hit from its trade war

22 Aug 18, 7:51am

Jenée Tibshraeny

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Jenée Tibshraeny talks to S&P's US Chief Economist about the US being strong enough to weather a trade war, but vulnerable to fiscal stimulus creating more inflation than productivity
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Woods fails to produce figures on energy transition

5 May 18, 9:24am

Jenée Tibshraeny

71 comments

Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods talks up NZ's comparative advantage producing renewable energy, but can't say how quickly its production can be scaled up
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China and India need to find ways to work together

30 Apr 18, 2:40pm

Siah Hwee Ang

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Siah Hwee Ang looks at the fraught relationship between China and India pointing out the economic strengths of the two countries are actually complementary
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New govt business confidence blues yet to blow over

10 Apr 18, 10:33am

Jenée Tibshraeny

24 comments

Businesses remain pessimistic about the economy with cost pressures intensifying, according to NZIER
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RBNZ’s economic growth forecast called out as ‘excessively optimistic’

11 Feb 18, 7:10am

Jason Walls

21 comments

Westpac’s chief economist not convinced the economy is in as good shape as the RBNZ suggests, as Acting Governor Spencer says the RBNZ’s projections are 'perfectly balanced'
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