OCR
House sales down 16% in April year-on-year, Mike Pero & Infometrics say
19th May 10, 11:19am
House sales down 16% in April year-on-year, Mike Pero & Infometrics say
Producer price inflation stronger than expected; power and dairy prices jump
18th May 10, 4:33pm
Producer price inflation stronger than expected; power and dairy prices jump
We couldn't resist commissioning this Chris Slane cartoon of Alan 'Papa bear' Bollard driving his truck 'OCR' through the economy
8th May 10, 1:33pm
We couldn't resist commissioning this Chris Slane cartoon of Alan 'Papa bear' Bollard driving his truck 'OCR' through the economy
Reserve Bank of Australia lifts cash rate to 4.5%
4th May 10, 4:34pm
Reserve Bank of Australia lifts cash rate to 4.5%
Reserve Bank holds OCR at 2.5%; expects to hike 'over coming months' (Update 5)
29th Apr 10, 9:04am
Reserve Bank holds OCR at 2.5%; expects to hike 'over coming months' (Update 5)
Opinion: Hope not translating as bank credit conditions tighten
26th Apr 10, 12:32pm
Opinion: Hope not translating as bank credit conditions tighten
CPI rose 0.4% in March quarter; lower than expected (Update 7)
20th Apr 10, 10:59am
CPI rose 0.4% in March quarter; lower than expected (Update 7)
Opinion: Slower and longer upwards
20th Apr 10, 7:48am
Opinion: Slower and longer upwards
March car sales point to economic recovery; Used imports up 52% from a year ago
8th Apr 10, 10:55am
March car sales point to economic recovery; Used imports up 52% from a year ago
Opinion: Scene set for a 'new normal' 5% OCR
7th Apr 10, 8:44am
Opinion: Scene set for a 'new normal' 5% OCR
Reserve Bank of Australia surprises many by hiking 25 bps to 4.25%
6th Apr 10, 4:53pm
Reserve Bank of Australia surprises many by hiking 25 bps to 4.25%
NZ GDP rose 0.8% in December quarter, in line with forecasts (Update 7)
25th Mar 10, 11:05am
NZ GDP rose 0.8% in December quarter, in line with forecasts (Update 7)
RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5% and repeats “middle of 2010” outlook for first hike
11th Mar 10, 9:06am
RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5% and repeats “middle of 2010” outlook for first hike
Opinion: Markets better than economists at forecasting rates
8th Mar 10, 2:43pm
Opinion: Markets better than economists at forecasting rates
Opinion: Time to address the real sources of inflation
2nd Mar 10, 8:42am
Opinion: Time to address the real sources of inflation
Opinion: Lower for longer
22nd Feb 10, 4:39pm
Opinion: Lower for longer
Opinion: Breaking the link of the NZD to the AUD
15th Feb 10, 1:03pm
Opinion: Breaking the link of the NZD to the AUD
Opinion: A new, lower benchmark for the OCR
15th Feb 10, 12:30pm
Opinion: A new, lower benchmark for the OCR
Opinion: No growth until the exchange rate falls
15th Feb 10, 10:24am
Opinion: No growth until the exchange rate falls
Dun and Bradstreet warns of 'irreversible credit card debt spiral'
11th Feb 10, 10:49am
Dun and Bradstreet warns of 'irreversible credit card debt spiral'
Opinion: Why bank economists are getting their forecasts so wrong
9th Feb 10, 10:15am
Opinion: Why bank economists are getting their forecasts so wrong
Economic weather report: OCR on hold as jobless rate jumps to 7.3%
4th Feb 10, 5:50pm
Economic weather report: OCR on hold as jobless rate jumps to 7.3%
Unemployment rate rises to 7.3%, worse than expected; NZ$ falls (Update 5)
4th Feb 10, 10:54am
Unemployment rate rises to 7.3%, worse than expected; NZ$ falls (Update 5)
Opinion: Why markets are shifting towards a June/July OCR hike
3rd Feb 10, 9:52am
Opinion: Why markets are shifting towards a June/July OCR hike