New Zealand’s jobless rate rose to a four-year high at the end of last year as hiring fell in the wake of a sharp recession.

A New Zealand central banker on Wednesday said the official interest rate will tend towards neutral in the absence of future ...

New Zealand’s jobless rate rose to a four-year high at the end of last year as hiring fell in the wake of a sharp recession.

Trump has introduced trade tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China and there is a warning it could mean interest rates stay ...

New Zealands central bank is moving toward a lower neutral interest rate as inflation subsides and pandemic-related ...

The Reserve Bank came out last week with Paul Conway’s speech saying neutral is 2.5% or 3% [for the OCR] so they are still ...

A larger than expected drop in inflation data has boosted the chances of an interest rate cut as soon as February.

US imposes big tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China; US PCE inflation rises; Japan data good; India cuts income taxes; ...

Statistics New Zealand released the Q4 Labour Force Survey this week, revealing that employment fell over the quarter and the ...

Across the developed world, HSBC’s estimates suggest New Zealand’s economy had the largest contraction in GDP in 2024. But he ...

New Zealand, which has a population of just 5.3 million, has seen its economy struggle over the last couple of years as the ...