BDBDOfficial Cash RateGDP growth tipped to have slowed, but then lift for rest of 2011New Zealand's economy probably slowed from its surprisingly robust first-quarter pace in the second three months of 2011 as construction stayed weak and manufacturing continued to tread water.18 Sep 08:15 PM
OpinionBernard Hickey: How did Europe get in this mess? Bernard Hickey with ten questions about the European debt mess and what it might mean for New Zealand.13 Sep 09:30 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateBollard tipped to lift rates this year, as inflation stirsReserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard is expected to keep the official cash rate unchanged next week while signalling the stimulus of a record-low OCR will be removed sooner rather than later as inflation pressures start to stir.08 Sep 08:30 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateShare slump hammers Euro banksStocks in Europe and Italian fixed-income securities were pummelled on concern about the euro zone's debt crisis. The benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 Index ended the day with a 4.1 per cent drop.05 Sep 07:45 PM
Official Cash RateOCR hike not till December, say bank economists Global turmoil in global markets means the next OCR hike is now likely to be December, not September, say a growing number of bank ecnomists.10 Aug 02:30 AM
EconomyNZ electronic card spending edges up in JulyNew Zealand lifted spending on credit and debit card transactions marginally last month.09 Aug 02:15 AM
EconomyWarning for NZ as global stocks fallThe Dow has plummeted 4.4 percent overnight, dropping below the 11,000 level for the first time since November, as markets continued a global sell-off. It comes as Standard and Poor's warns New Zealand is among the countries that could suffer...08 Aug 08:00 PM
OpinionBernard Hickey: 'I'll let you do the dirty work'It's official. We now know that John Key and Alan Bollard secretly love our high dollar.27 Jul 09:39 PM
BDBDEconomyKiwi dollar dips ahead of OCR news The New Zealand dollar fell against the greenback ahead of the Reserve Bank's official cash rate announcement this morning.27 Jul 08:17 PM
OpinionJoe Beaglehole: Let the people decide on economyBalancing tax and spending is not a task we can afford to cede to appointed experts...25 Jul 09:30 PM
OpinionGeoff Simmons: Time to unsheath RB's secret weaponEconomic data is reading a little bit like the zombie apocalypse at the moment: the dollar hit an all-time high this week while inflation is the highest it has been in 21 years.25 Jul 05:30 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateEconomy surges - GDP up 0.8pcNew Zealand's economy kicked off 2011 with a bang, growing at twice the forecast pace and the fastest since December 2009 as a resurgent manufacturing sector drove the nation's revival in the face of Canterbury's earthquakes.13 Jul 11:50 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateNZ economy tipped to have grown quickly this yearNew Zealand's economy probably grew at the fastest pace in four quarters in the first three months of 2011, say economists.03 Jul 08:00 PM
