ASB has cut its interest rates - but economists are split on whether escalating conflict in the Middle East means it's likely ...

New Zealand's economy grew faster-than-expected in the first quarter, firming up the recovery from last year's recession and ...

New Zealands economy expanded more than expected in Q1 2025, strengthening recovery hopes after last years recession and ...

Escalating tension in the Middle East adds to the view that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand will keep rates on hold next ...

Roger J Kerr suggests the US Fed should be providing alternative scenarios to the markets, with likely monetary responses to each scenario ...

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has slashed the official cash rate by 2.25%, which has lowered mortgage rates by around 2% ...

BNZ has cut some of its short-term mortgage rates to offer the equal lowest lending terms on the market among the major banks ...

GDP figures just out are stronger than economists had forecast, and as a result there's a chance the OCR won't get another ...

Kiwibank economists are calling for more cuts to the Official Cash Rate as the economy continues to crawl out of a “deep, deep hole”, and as trade tensions and slowing demand offshore hit “just as ...