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Editorial: Time for economy to take its medicine

OPINION: Our editorial picks interest rates to rise again next week...and keep rising.

Economists pick the top five trends to watch in 2022

The outlook couldn't be more complex but here's where economists are looking for clues.

Liam Dann: Yippee-ki-yay, it's a Die Hard Christmas

The holiday season might be here but the news keeps exploding around us.

GDP Preview - How much damage did Delta do to the economy?

Third quarter GDP will show a big fall, reflecting the nationwide lock down

Liam Dann: Christopher Luxon's biggest challenge

National is a centre-right party but defining what that means in the 2020s is crucial.

Liam Dann: Why higher interest rates will be a big relief

When the next crisis hits, it's vital that monetary policy has firepower to bail us out.

Liam Dann: 'Time of cheap money is over' - brace for seven more rate hikes

With inflation and employment both too high for the Reserve Bank, more rate hikes are due.

OCR: Reserve Bank hikes rate by 25bp, more rises likely

The Reserve Bank has lifted the official cash rate for a second consecutive cycle.

Liam Dann: Precedented times - life in 2021 just feels like one giant caveat

The underlying strength of the economy in the past 18 months offers some comfort.

Major banks do U-turn, now expect no change in OCR

ASB and Westpac have changed their turn and now expect no change to the OCR today.

RBNZ should consider double interest rate hike - ASB economist

Hiking more aggressively next week could head off inflation risk and cool housing.

Liam Dann: Don't let inflation panic overshadow jobs success

Big economic challenges remain but we should be thankful unemployment isn't one of them.

Hamish Rutherford: The problem of an overheating economy

OPINION: A hot labour market may seem a good thing, but problems may lie ahead.

Inflation is coming - Should we be worried? Kiwi experts weigh in

Is inflation back to steal our wealth or does the modern world have it beat?

The winners and losers of the low interest rate era

A Reserve Bank report shows the benefits of low interest rates vary across age groups.

Liam Dann: Real recovery begins with early end to money printing

Markets braced for end of stimulus.