The optimal target for inflation is a range, so that businesses are not discouraged from risk-taking and consumers are not ...

With the economy still in a deep recession and unemployment elevated, the prospect of a 75 basis point cut by the Reserve ...

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

Experts are stressing the need for additional savings as retirees are spending beyond NZ Super, driven by the high cost of ...

Consumer prices rose 2.2% in 2024 as high interest rates slowed economic activity and falling import costs eased inflation ...

New Zealand says inflation in the fourth quarter was at an annual rate of 2.2%, comfortably within the central bank’s target ...

The New Zealand sharemarket posted a small loss as inflation remained under control, prompting renewed calls for a big ...

The NZD/USD exchange rate stabilized after crashing hard in the past few months. It was trading at 0.5600 on Monday morning, ...

The Consumers Price Index rose 2.2% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, matching the pace three months earlier, ...

People leaving New Zealand hit record levels in the 12 months to November 2024, in another sign of the weakness in the ...

Consumer prices in New Zealand were up 2.2 percent on year in the fourth quarter of 2024, Statistics New Zealand said on Wednesday.

Despite a weakened economy and global uncertainties, New Zealand’s lower interest rates and rising confidence offer hope for ...