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Steven Hail argues New Zealand is enduring a period of economic self-harm and offers a way to end this and create a future based on hope
5th Mar 26, 5:00am
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Steven Hail argues New Zealand is enduring a period of economic self-harm and offers a way to end this and create a future based on hope
Economists are beginning to flirt with a revolutionary idea - that the New Zealand economy might be able to grow and prosper without the traditional leg-up from the housing market
4th Mar 26, 8:55am
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Economists are beginning to flirt with a revolutionary idea - that the New Zealand economy might be able to grow and prosper without the traditional leg-up from the housing market
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Labour finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds says the Government’s removal of the Reserve Bank’s employment mandate ‘not in the best interest of Kiwis given the unemployment rate we’re seeing now’
3rd Mar 26, 12:58pm
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Labour finance spokesperson Barbara Edmonds says the Government’s removal of the Reserve Bank’s employment mandate ‘not in the best interest of Kiwis given the unemployment rate we’re seeing now’
Filled jobs growth returned again in January following a dip in December
2nd Mar 26, 11:40am
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Filled jobs growth returned again in January following a dip in December
RBNZ Governor explains why they expect declining tradables inflation to bring inflation rate back within target range, providing the economy with room to recover without a lift-off in inflation
22nd Feb 26, 10:11am
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RBNZ Governor explains why they expect declining tradables inflation to bring inflation rate back within target range, providing the economy with room to recover without a lift-off in inflation
In order not to kill our fragile economic recovery, the Reserve Bank's taken something of a calculated gamble that inflation will behave itself
20th Feb 26, 10:30am
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In order not to kill our fragile economic recovery, the Reserve Bank's taken something of a calculated gamble that inflation will behave itself
Governor Anna Breman says Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee isn’t planning on hiking the Official Cash Rate ‘until we see more inflationary pressures and a stronger economy’
18th Feb 26, 7:23pm
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Governor Anna Breman says Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee isn’t planning on hiking the Official Cash Rate ‘until we see more inflationary pressures and a stronger economy’
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Reserve Bank holds the Official Cash Rate at 2.25% and is not forecasting a rise until either late this year or early next
18th Feb 26, 2:18pm
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Reserve Bank holds the Official Cash Rate at 2.25% and is not forecasting a rise until either late this year or early next
ASB economists stress the importance of studying 'high frequency' economic data at a time when our official GDP figures are both lagged and containing less reliable data than they did
5th Feb 26, 2:49pm
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ASB economists stress the importance of studying 'high frequency' economic data at a time when our official GDP figures are both lagged and containing less reliable data than they did
Positive indicators in labour market details, but Kiwibank economists say we need to see 'the labour market really turn, not just stabilise, to have confidence in the recovery'
4th Feb 26, 4:15pm
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Positive indicators in labour market details, but Kiwibank economists say we need to see 'the labour market really turn, not just stabilise, to have confidence in the recovery'
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Increase in labour market 'participation rate' sees the overall unemployment rate rise, contrary to virtually all expectations; Stats NZ says both the unemployment rate and the employment rate rose
4th Feb 26, 11:11am
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Increase in labour market 'participation rate' sees the overall unemployment rate rise, contrary to virtually all expectations; Stats NZ says both the unemployment rate and the employment rate rose
Labour market figures to be released in the coming week will likely show an improving picture overall for employment, but that might not yet be enough to see the unemployment rate drop from the nearly nine-year high it hit in September
1st Feb 26, 6:30am
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Labour market figures to be released in the coming week will likely show an improving picture overall for employment, but that might not yet be enough to see the unemployment rate drop from the nearly nine-year high it hit in September
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There was a slight drop in filled jobs in December - but a very sharp upward revision to November figures
28th Jan 26, 11:33am
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There was a slight drop in filled jobs in December - but a very sharp upward revision to November figures
Stats NZ says the 1.1% rise in economic activity in the September 2025 quarter was broad-based, with increases in 14 out of 16 industries
18th Dec 25, 10:53am
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Stats NZ says the 1.1% rise in economic activity in the September 2025 quarter was broad-based, with increases in 14 out of 16 industries
GDP figures out in the coming week will likely show a bounce-back in economic activity in the September quarter - but much interest will centre around revisions to the figures for earlier quarters and whether the 'June swoon' really happened
14th Dec 25, 6:00am
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GDP figures out in the coming week will likely show a bounce-back in economic activity in the September quarter - but much interest will centre around revisions to the figures for earlier quarters and whether the 'June swoon' really happened