Inflation news
Liam Dann: ‘Perfect storm’ for flat whites - what surging food prices mean for the economy
Butter, cheese, coffee...do rising food prices signal the return of high inflation?
Steven Joyce: Why it's time to scrutinise Fonterra's role in rising food prices
OPINION: Dairy prices are rising; butter now costs $3 more than last year.
Liam Dann: Why 70 really is the new 50 ... and why the retirement age will need to rise
OPINION: As if we don't have enough to worry about right now, we're all getting older.
'Good to see' – consumer confidence on the up
Consumer confidence has lifted but so too have inflation expectations.
Inside Economics: Donald Trump v the US Fed?
OPINION: Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.
Liam Dann: RBNZ needs to cut interest rates further and faster
OPINION: The only certainty around the economic direction right now is uncertainty.
Fed chief warns Trump's tariffs could stoke inflation, hurt growth
Nasdaq slides 4.5% after Powell's warning.
New inflation data due today: Are prices on the rise again?
Global tariff turmoil is making the inflation outlook more uncertain.
Gloomy forecast: ANZ sees OCR falling to 2.5% as recovery falters
GDP growth will be weaker as confidence weakens, ANZ economists say.
Reserve Bank cuts OCR by 25 basis points to 3.5%, banks trim floating home loan rates
The RBNZ says it has scope to lower OCR further as effect of US tariffs become clearer.
Liam Dann: Big OCR call today as tariff turmoil threatens NZ recovery
US trade policy may force a rethink on how low the OCR has to go.
Amid tariff turmoil, will the Reserve Bank cut again?
The RBNZ is due to make its first rate call since Adrian Orr's departure.
Liam Dann: NZ must hold its nerve amid the tariff turmoil
OPINION: Our economy faces yet another challenge to fragile recovery hopes.
‘Manageable’ impact: NZ faces $900m hit from US tariffs
Weaker global demand is likely to depress commodity prices, says Westpac's Kelly Eckhold.
Crane numbers down 15% nationally with sharper drop in Auckland
'This is not surprising given the ongoing issues in the market' - Steve Gracey of RLB.
Inside Economics: Could Trump tariffs mean lower OCR, plus why house prices are just ‘plodding’
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.
Not so clever: Fletcher Building’s prefab house-building factory to shut
The $15m factory, which has 35 workers, will close by June 30.
ASB: ‘If economic recoveries are cars – New Zealand is more Prius than Ferrari’
An ASB economist outlines the 'good, the bad and the ugly' of the recovery.