Sharon Zollner

The Reserve Bank has again pumped the brakes on the official cash rate, holding it at 5.5% despite concerns about lingering inflation pressures. The central bank says OCR will need to stay at a… Audio

It's the battle of the bank economists, will interest rates be hiked this year or not?

Westpac's economic outlook, out this morning, predicts the cash rate won't move this year.

But ANZ last week… Audio

What's in store for the country's all-important official cash rate when the Reserve Bank updates the OCR, which currently stands at 5.5 percent?

At the time of its last rate hike, in May, the central… Audio

The Reserve Bank is still going hard and fast on its fight against inflation. 

It raised the official cash rate by 50-basis points on Wednesday, to 5.25 percent.

It says the latest cash rate lift… Audio

The Official Cash Rate is expected to rise by 50-basis-points today, up to 4.75 percent.

But the decision of Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr will be under the microscope with major economic… Audio

ANZ chief economist Sharon Zollner talks through the details of the latest inflation figures, and what to expect in the year ahead.

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ANZ bank is predicting house prices will drop by 22 percent from their peak at the end of 2021. 

The bank doesn't expect house prices to reach their floor until mid to late 2023. 

ANZ's chief… Audio

The highest interest rate hike in Reserve Bank history could signal collective belt tightening for many mortagages holders.

The Official Cash Rate rose 75 basis points to 4.25 percent. And that means… Video, Audio

Inflation is expected to hit a three-decade high in numbers due later this morning, with economists forecasting the annual rate to nudge above 7 percent.

They say official data from Stats NZ are… Audio

It's uncertain times for homeowners with a mortgage as they brace for more interest rate rises and some serious belt-tightening. The Reserve Bank is widely expected to raise the benchmark rate to an… Audio

Finance Minister Grant Robertson says part of the budget is about the task of balancing short-term welfare priorities with longer-term economic investment.

But opposition parties say he's failed and… Audio

The Reserve Bank is expected to raise interest rates today with the only issue being by how much.

The bank has already clearly signalled that rates need to rise to counter surging inflation, which is… Audio

Panellists David Slack and Nalini Baruch discuss today's announcement by the Prime Minister signalling the lifting of many of the Covid-19 mandates, the ups and downs of the housing market and… Audio

There are high expectations for another interest rate rise from the Reserve Bank today.

Economists are near unanimous that the official cash rate will be raised 25 basis points, a quarter of a… Audio

The government's financial books for the first half of 2021 have showcased an economy bouncing back from the uncertainties of 2020.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson is cheering a deficit of $4.6… Audio

Auckland is now at alert level three, but just how much of our biggest city can actually get back to work? Finance Minister Grant Robertson says 85 to 90 percent of economic activity is still possible… Audio

The Reserve Bank was widely expected to lift rates in its review of the Official Cash rate yesterday, but decided against it due to the latest Covid-19 lockdown. Susie speaks with ANZ Chief Economist… Audio

Labour's announcement of a public service wage freeze took everyone by surprise. Was it a party taking aim at its traditional support base, or a minister losing control of the narrative?  Audio