Amid tariff turmoil, will the Reserve Bank cut again?
The RBNZ is due to make its first rate call since Adrian Orr's departure.
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OPINION: Liam Dann takes a deep dive into the week's economic news.
ANZ Business Outlook: Slowly improving but it ‘isn’t easy’
Business confidence is steady but inflation pressures have risen, an ANZ survey says.
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An ASB economist outlines the 'good, the bad and the ugly' of the recovery.
Liam Dann: If this is a recovery, why does it feel so bad?
OPINION: We're out of recession but consumer confidence has slumped again.
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OPINION: Economists say the recovery is under way but the public aren't feeling it yet.
Food price dip in February fuelled by fruit and veges but butter prices shoot up
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Stocks advance on US inflation slowing, Ukraine ceasefire plan
Annual US consumer inflation slowed slightly to 2.8% in February.
Liam Dann: Adrian Orr was never boring - perhaps that was his biggest problem
OPINION: Orr leaves in a political climate unsuited to his style.
Why filling the petrol tank is about to get cheaper for Kiwis
Slower global growth is suppressing oil prices which should flow to the local pump prices.
Market Watch: The good news/bad news scenario for the dollar and interest rates
Liam Dann and Pie Funds chief investment office Mike Taylor analyse the market outlook
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For many workers, it's getting hard to know what's worse, a tech wreck or tech success.
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Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the latest economic news.
Liam Dann: Economic recovery has begun. Here’s what the new normal looks like
History suggests only a short window before the next black swan event rattles our economy.
Editorial: Govt must listen to RBNZ call for better economic statistics
OPINION: Failure to accurately record economic progress can have costly consequences.
Landlord with quarter-kilometre downtown tower plans pushes up profit
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‘Customers have less money’ - SkyCity chief on downgrade of full-year profit
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Reserve Bank on track for ‘more cuts sooner’ but reduces forecast for house prices
The RBNZ warned of uncertainty around US tariffs and geopolitical events.
Watch: Reserve Bank Governor speaks after OCR cut, major banks lower lending rates
The Reserve Bank is now offering a fresh take on where the economy is headed.
Inside Economics: Big rate call today, plus brain drain stats reveal alarming exodus of older workers
It is the trend for record departures of those in their 30s and 40s that should worry us.
OCR preview: Big cut coming this week - but how low will rates go?
A 50-basis-point cut this week is near certain but the longer-term track is hard to pick.
Liam Dann: Could Trumponomics ruin plans for a rate cut recovery?
Local food prices are rising again and US trade policy threatens to lift global inflation.
Monthly food price rise biggest since 2022
Food prices across all categories rose, with grocery prices up 3% in the month.
US stocks mostly lower on ‘chunky’ inflation
US stocks mostly lower on inflation, euro gains on Ukraine peace hopes.
Market Watch: Share markets are rattled, but here’s why one fund manager remains optimistic
Liam Dann talks tariff turmoil with Pie Funds CIO Mike Taylor.
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Supermarkets in Washington often have empty or sparsely stocked egg shelves.
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Young people bear the brunt – youth unemployment hits 23%
More than half of New Zealand's newly unemployed last year were aged 15-19.
Inside Economics: Trump’s trade war – counting the ways it could hit Kiwis in the back pocket
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