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David Hargreaves sees increasing signs the Reserve Bank will have to either raise the Official Cash Rate by more than it wants to - or concede some ground to inflation
13th Oct 22, 7:48am
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David Hargreaves sees increasing signs the Reserve Bank will have to either raise the Official Cash Rate by more than it wants to - or concede some ground to inflation
David Hargreaves tries to get a sense of where we are in the battle with inflation - and how much more the Reserve Bank might need to do
6th Oct 22, 1:12pm
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David Hargreaves tries to get a sense of where we are in the battle with inflation - and how much more the Reserve Bank might need to do
Reserve Bank has raised the Official Cash Rate to 3.5% - but gave serious consideration to a bigger hike
5th Oct 22, 2:03pm
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Reserve Bank has raised the Official Cash Rate to 3.5% - but gave serious consideration to a bigger hike
Reserve Bank Assistant Governor Karen Silk says decisions on the desired 'neutral' level for interest rates aren't likely to be made till next year
24th Aug 22, 9:14am
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Reserve Bank Assistant Governor Karen Silk says decisions on the desired 'neutral' level for interest rates aren't likely to be made till next year
Reserve Bank says there's no sign that higher servicing costs are as yet translating into substantive increases in the level of arrears or stress in commercial bank home lending portfolios
23rd Aug 22, 8:11am
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Reserve Bank says there's no sign that higher servicing costs are as yet translating into substantive increases in the level of arrears or stress in commercial bank home lending portfolios
Reserve Bank defends use of quantitative easing, saying it did so because it was 'constrained' from taking the Official Cash Rate into the negatives
18th Aug 22, 9:19am
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Reserve Bank defends use of quantitative easing, saying it did so because it was 'constrained' from taking the Official Cash Rate into the negatives
BNZ economists say one of the tricky aspects facing the RBNZ is the 'market' desire to price in interest rate cuts next year
9th Aug 22, 9:17am
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BNZ economists say one of the tricky aspects facing the RBNZ is the 'market' desire to price in interest rate cuts next year
As our Official Cash Rate is being increased at never-before-seen speed, David Hargreaves tries to make sense of it all and the potential repercussions
21st Jul 22, 1:24pm
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As our Official Cash Rate is being increased at never-before-seen speed, David Hargreaves tries to make sense of it all and the potential repercussions
Shovel-ready but not shovel-worthy: how COVID-19 infrastructure projects missed the opportunity to transform the way we live
21st Jun 22, 10:19am
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Shovel-ready but not shovel-worthy: how COVID-19 infrastructure projects missed the opportunity to transform the way we live
Economist Brian Easton has a quick look at what may be some of the key strategic issues the government might be thinking through in a run up to a wellbeing budget
19th Apr 21, 11:59am
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Economist Brian Easton has a quick look at what may be some of the key strategic issues the government might be thinking through in a run up to a wellbeing budget
Koichi Hamada explains what Larry Summers is getting wrong about the Biden Administration's COVID-19 rescue plan
1st Mar 21, 10:38am
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Koichi Hamada explains what Larry Summers is getting wrong about the Biden Administration's COVID-19 rescue plan
Real estate industry's estimated residential commission revenue up 24% in 2020 year-on-year to $1.92 billion
29th Jan 21, 10:00am
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Real estate industry's estimated residential commission revenue up 24% in 2020 year-on-year to $1.92 billion
Willem Buiter explains why the American central bank must expand its balance sheet to accommodate additional fiscal stimulus
27th Jan 21, 9:44am
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Willem Buiter explains why the American central bank must expand its balance sheet to accommodate additional fiscal stimulus
Harbour Asset Management's Chris Di Leva and Hamish Pepper run through the top 10 risks and opportunities they see looming in 2021
18th Dec 20, 9:19am
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Harbour Asset Management's Chris Di Leva and Hamish Pepper run through the top 10 risks and opportunities they see looming in 2021
Kiwibank CEO Steve Jurkovich calls for government grants for small businesses to help with economic recovery from COVID-19 crisis
29th Oct 20, 9:31am
Kiwibank CEO Steve Jurkovich calls for government grants for small businesses to help with economic recovery from COVID-19 crisis
Roger J Kerr says the stunning New Zealand election result which sees the Labour Party assume ultimate power has removed one risk that could have pushed the NZ dollar lower in the short-term
19th Oct 20, 8:39am
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Roger J Kerr says the stunning New Zealand election result which sees the Labour Party assume ultimate power has removed one risk that could have pushed the NZ dollar lower in the short-term
Roger J Kerr says the foreign exchange markets are not showing any great nervousness ahead of the election
12th Oct 20, 8:51am
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Roger J Kerr says the foreign exchange markets are not showing any great nervousness ahead of the election
Roger J Kerr says we are in for a wild and volatile ride over coming weeks as the markets attempt to fathom out what all this means for the Presidential election
5th Oct 20, 8:41am
Roger J Kerr says we are in for a wild and volatile ride over coming weeks as the markets attempt to fathom out what all this means for the Presidential election
Roger J Kerr says it was not just one factor that sparked the Kiwi dollar turnaround in direction of travel, but an amalgamation of events occurring at the same time
28th Sep 20, 8:42am
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Roger J Kerr says it was not just one factor that sparked the Kiwi dollar turnaround in direction of travel, but an amalgamation of events occurring at the same time
Roger J Kerr says the anticipated fall in the value of the New Zealand dollar is not materialising to date
21st Sep 20, 8:43am
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Roger J Kerr says the anticipated fall in the value of the New Zealand dollar is not materialising to date
Roger J Kerr says a lot of people will be asking whether our 'health first' strategy has delivered the results expected or did we get the balance between health and the economy somewhat skewed?
14th Sep 20, 8:29am
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Roger J Kerr says a lot of people will be asking whether our 'health first' strategy has delivered the results expected or did we get the balance between health and the economy somewhat skewed?
Roger J Kerr says how two global prices play out over coming weeks will determine whether the NZD/USD exchange rate has a chance of pulling back to the US64c region
7th Sep 20, 8:52am
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Roger J Kerr says how two global prices play out over coming weeks will determine whether the NZD/USD exchange rate has a chance of pulling back to the US64c region
Roger J Kerr says we know for sure that mortgaging the future to have a consumer spending party today has to come to an end very soon
31st Aug 20, 9:05am
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Roger J Kerr says we know for sure that mortgaging the future to have a consumer spending party today has to come to an end very soon
Roger J Kerr says the current monetary policy settings are not changing any behaviour in the economy and thus are ineffective and impotent
24th Aug 20, 8:25am
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Roger J Kerr says the current monetary policy settings are not changing any behaviour in the economy and thus are ineffective and impotent
Roger J Kerr says two major NZ dollar vulnerabilities lie ahead, including Covid damage and what the solutions are for the NZ economy
17th Aug 20, 8:20am
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Roger J Kerr says two major NZ dollar vulnerabilities lie ahead, including Covid damage and what the solutions are for the NZ economy