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'Market tantrum': US stocks finish sharply lower to close out global rout

Financial Times: S&P 500 finishes trading day down 3% after Nikkei gets thrashed.

Global rout: Japan’s stock index suffers worst day since 1987

'Sea of Red' as trading in Nikkei futures suspended, Australia has worst day since 2020.

Official Cash Rate tipped to hit 5% by year’s end

One bank has updated its OCR forecast, and now expects a drop in October.

Fed says first cut to US interest rates could come in September

Financial Times: Comments by chair Powell boost expectations of pre-election move.

‘The worst will soon be past’: ANZ survey shows consumer confidence bounce

Inflation expectations continue to fall and there is some optimism about the future.

Rate cut in November looking likely: Economist

RBNZ 'all over the place' but mostly moving in the right direction, Michael Reddell says.

Market close: Investors respond positively to Reserve Bank's OCR message

The S&P/NZX 50 Index turned around after the OCR was left on hold at 5.5%.

Liam Dann: How will NZ drive economic growth in the next decade? Why mining won’t cut it

OPINION: The next wave of global economic growth will involve electricity, Liam Dann says.

OECD warns NZ Govt it shouldn’t borrow to pay for tax cuts

Organisation calls for a capital gains tax, better education and more competition.

US inflation stubborn as prices keep rising

Much as Kiwis do, American consumers confront sticky inflation.

New appointments to Monetary Policy Committee suggest change of tune by the RBNZ

Economists with expertise in infrastructure and macroeconomics to join powerful committee.

Liam Dann: Why do we always have to suffer through this OCR pain?

Is there any good news on the horizon for mortgage holders?

NZ wholesale interest rates head down after RBNZ’s OCR call

Market pricing is pointing to further declines in New Zealand interest rates.

Watch: Official Cash Rate kept at 5.5%

Inflation is still too stubborn for the country to afford a rates cut.

How the RBNZ is losing the inflation race

Canada is back in the ideal inflation range - why aren't we?

Adrian Orr on inflation, interest rates: ‘Last few yards may be very difficult’

RBNZ Governor underlines his commitment to getting inflation back to 2 per cent.