Jarrod Kerr

Back to our top story, the Government is facing mounting financial pressure as it aims to meet election promises.

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has not been able to confirm that tax cuts promised to… Audio

A leading economist says increased spending on infrastructure is needed to cater for this country's rapidly rising population.

The latest Stats NZ figures show a net gain of 5,300 migrants in January… Audio

Is the country's secret Santa this Christmas ..a recession. Some economists unwrapping GDP figures today got a shock to see Aotearoa's economy shrunk point-three-percent in the September quarter… Video, Audio

The Reserve Bank has kept the Official Cash Rate at 5-point-5-percent, but says higher rates will stick around longer as inflation persists.

Economists are mixed in what they think will happen next… Audio

The Governor of the Reserve Bank, Adrian Orr has kept the official cash rate at 5.5 percent and suggests it will stay high well into next year.

Kiwibank's chief economist, Jarrod Kerr, says it's the… Audio

All five major banks lifted their home loan rates over the last week. While most commentators are expecting the official cash rate to stay at 5.5 percent today, other countries' central banks are… Audio

The rising cost of living appears to have peaked, with one economist picking it will be closer to three percent by the end of the year.

The latest figures show annual inflation falling to 6.7 percent… Video, Audio

Economists are expecting a mild contraction for the economy in the fourth quarter of 2022.

The GDP figures will be released today, and may give a greater idea of any impending recession.

Kiwibank is… Audio

The latest quarterly survey of business confidence shows some of the worst rates on record.

The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research data shows it could be even lower than the 2008 recession. 

Rising interest rates and falling house prices could push more home owners into negative equity.

That's just one of the risks highlighted in the Reserve Bank's latest six-monthly financial stability… Video, Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report with Nicholas Pointon. Audio

The cost of living is about to get a whole lot pricier if you've got a mortgage and there could be yet more pain coming down the pipe.

The Reserve Bank has raised the official cash rate half a… Video, Audio

There's little question that the Reserve Bank is poised to raise its benchmark interest rate to its highest level in six years later today, but plenty of questions still to be asked about the economic… Audio

How much more will homeowners have to pay on their mortgages now that the Reserve Bank has raised the official cash rate to one percent? And what about those who want to get on the property ladder? On… Audio

Inflation figures come out today with what's expected to be highest rate in three decades.

It comes as the economy braces for more disruption with the arrival of the Omicron variant of Covid-19… Audio

Economists are tipping an interest rate rise at the Reserve Bank's monetary policy announcement this afternoon.

Most say the official cash rate will be raised 25 basis points, to 0.75 percent, but a… Audio

The unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level in nearly a year to four percent. That's better than predictions from analysts, and even below the level before pandemic. The fall was driven by… Audio

The era of ultra-cheap money looks to be coming to an end after yesterday's Reserve Bank monetary statement.

It held the cash rate at 0.25 percent but halted the bond buying programme, which has… Audio