Fresh data suggests economy still not firing on all cylinders nearly a year after first interest rate cut.
US bond yields have risen sharply and US equity markets hit record highs.
Jobless rate to track higher but a 'materially worse' outcome unlikely, Forsyth Barr's Zoe Wallis says.
Meanwhile, the employment rate fell in the September quarter as more people were pushed out of jobs or exited the workforce.
The latest Financial Stability Report says economic risks are still well contained.
Trading banks are becoming more worried about global tensions.
The RBNZ Governor spoke to the Peterson Institute in the United States today.
New research compares income levels, housing affordability, and living costs between the two countries.
Inflation is now just a whisker away from the key midpoint of the RBNZ’s 1-3% target band.
Stats NZ data reinforces the RBNZ's decisions to cut the OCR and provide economic relief.