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Economy risks sliding into recession next year if Reserve Bank is forced to hike rates.
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Brace for even higher interest rates as stubbornly high inflation raises recession risk.
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Liam Dann: Economic outlook darkens as inflation fight intensifies
Last week's US inflation data provided an ominous warning for New Zealand's economy.
Kiwi bosses in New York told global recession likely, but trigger is anyone's guess
Business leaders briefed in shadow of disgraced financial services firm's old HQ.
Reserve Bank expected to need $9b of Crown support
Cost of recapitalising the Reserve Bank keeps rising with inflation.
Wealth tax vs tax cuts for everyone: Which option is the best for NZ?
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Noodle-mania: The new culprits behind rising food prices revealed
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Reserve Bank open to being made to prioritise inflation
Prominence of Reserve Bank's employment target may be hampering its credibility.
Reserve Bank staff turnover hits record
Reserve Bank feels bite of tight labour market and controversial restructure.
'I can't do it any more': Man quits $100k job to work at McDonald's
Exhausted corporate workers are resigning in mass, taking pay cuts to escape the stress.
September housing market uplift 'subdued': REINZ
Agents report most vendors understand the need to adjust their price expectations.
Why deposit rates are unlikely to rise as much as mortgage rates
Banks expected to lift deposit rates more substantially next year.
Deputy PM to meet US Fed chair Jerome Powell
Grant Robertson will attend the World Bank and IMF annual meetings.
Opinion: Where have all the workers gone?
International headhunters are arriving in droves, enticing talent with tantalising offers.
Jenée Tibshraeny: Can we afford tax cuts?
Why we should let the dust settle before injecting money into the economy.
Has the hot job market finally peaked? Fresh signs emerge
Job adverts have eased from record highs, especially in property-related sectors.
'Unusually explicit' Reserve Bank tone points to higher mortgage rates
Higher mortgage rates on the cards if the market assessment of RBNZ's wording is right.
OCR raised to 3.5pc, RBNZ considered more radical hike
The hike takes the OCR from 3 per cent to 3.5 per cent.
Auckland sale prices plunge $180,000 in 10 months
Cheapies more sought after: Buyers fix attention on sub-$1m Auckland homes.
House value drops forecast to continue, interest rates rising
Wellington continues to experience the weakest performance in New Zealand.
Business sees 'light at end of the tunnel' - NZIER survey
Retailers are most gloomy but signs emerging that inflation is starting to ease.
Another OCR rate hike planned amid dark global outlook
Mortgage rates are already creeping up as expectations for the OCR peak rise
Worries cost of living will weigh on KiwiSaver contributions
Contribution rates dip for active members while fees continue to rise.
Jenée Tibshraeny: NZ unlikely to go down the path of the UK
Voters more likely to have tantrums over politicians' spending plans than markets.
Liam Dann: Brace yourself for an action-packed inflation reveal this month
Has inflation peaked? If it hasn't we're in trouble. All will be revealed this month.
Dollar dive: How bad is the kiwi's slump really?
The US dollar has surged, rocking currencies all over the world. How did the kiwi hold up?
The 'perfect storm' driving down the NZ dollar
'Financial markets have put fiscal policy on notice' - ANZ strategist.
Richard Prebble: Why the kiwi dollar has been slammed
Without a balanced budget and higher OCR, we're on the same path as Turkey or the UK.
Adrian Orr: Tightening cycle is 'well-advanced'
Adrian Orr notes 'every currency in the world is declining against the USD'.
What's behind the big kiwi dollar dive?
OPINION: Our editorial on the kiwi dollar falling sharply - just as travel opens up.