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 optimal target for inflation is a range, so that businesses are not discouraged from risk-taking and consumers are not trying to front-run rising prices. The U.S. Federal Reserve has initiated its ...
Across the developed world, HSBC’s estimates suggest New Zealand’s economy had the largest contraction in GDP in 2024. But he ...
(Bloomberg) -- New Zealand’s annual inflation was unexpectedly steady in the final three months of last year, remaining above the midpoint of the central bank’s target band even as domestic ...
People leaving New Zealand hit record levels in the 12 months to November 2024, in another sign of the weakness in the ...
The New Zealand sharemarket posted a small loss as inflation remained under control, prompting renewed calls for a big ...
The latest Retirement Expenditure Guidelines show that while retirees in Aotearoa New Zealand continue to spend beyond their ...