Politics Premium Kiwi productivity dilemma still an economic headache The problem is getting firms to invest more in capital to raise productivity. Brent Edwards Mon, 22 Jul 2019 productivity growthNZ economyeconomic growthNew Zealand Government
Analysis Premium Transtasman economies diverge as interest rates fall Margin call: Australia’s growth is catching up on New Zealand. Nevil Gibson Mon, 22 Jul 2019 columnsMARGIN CALLAustraliaNZ economyJosh WilliamsonDeloitte Access EconomicsPhilip Lowe
Business Premium Economy faces downturn as households pull spending Further interest rate cuts will have minimal effect on boosting. Fiona Rotherham Fri, 19 Jul 2019 InfometricsNZ economyOCRGareth Kiernan
Business Premium Petrol, rents push June quarter inflation to 0.6% The overall CPI remained within the Reserve Bank’s 1-3% target. Nevil Gibson Tue, 16 Jul 2019 Stats NZinflationconsumers price indexair faresNZ economy
Business Premium Fewer Chinese, Indian tourists in May More New Zealanders went on overseas trips than a year ago. Nevil Gibson Mon, 15 Jul 2019 visitor arrivalsStats NZtourismNZ economyTehseen IslamSouth Africa
Business Premium Services sector activity drops in June, points to lower GDP Composite index indicates growth will struggle to stay above 2% this year. Nevil Gibson Mon, 15 Jul 2019 BNZ-BusinessNZ performance of manufacturing indexBNZ-BusinessNZ performance of services indexNZ economyBNZ-BusinessNZ Performance of Composite IndexCraig EbertCatherine Beard
Business Premium Traffic data send conflicting signals on economic growth Both Truckometer indexes can’t be right about the state of the economy, ANZ says. Nevil Gibson Tue, 09 Jul 2019 NZ economyANZ TruckometermanufacturingGDP outlookMiles Workman
Editorial, Columns Premium Confidence needs more than lower rates Editorial: Cheaper borrowing is not the only means to growth. Nevil Gibson Sat, 06 Jul 2019 NZ economymonetary policyReserve BankOCR
Business Premium Business confidence reverses as more firms see gloom ahead Outlook for the economy – murky. Nevil Gibson Fri, 28 Jun 2019 ANZ Business OutlookSharon ZollnerNZ economybusiness confidence
Politics, Business Premium IMF believes wellbeing budget could lift productivity But is the government investing enough in infrastructure? Brent Edwards Wed, 26 Jun 2019 IMFproductivityHousingKiwiBuildeconomic risksR & DThomas HelblingNZ economywellbeing budget
