Inflation

Pattrick discusses what will happen if inflation starts coming down, will equities markets rebound?. Also, how far could house prices fall?. He also looks ahead to next winter's electricity supply. He… Audio

New Zealand is heading for a likely recession, after the largest increase to the official cash rate on record.  So how deep will this recession be, for how long, and who will feel it worst… Audio

The Official Cash Rate has been hiked 75 basis points to 4.25 percent - the highest in more than a decade.

Mortgage broker Malcolm Knight from Advice Knight talks about the effects with Lisa Owen.

Pattrick Smellie is the editor and co-founder of BusinessDesk and has reported on the New Zealand economy and business since 1983. Audio

Business correspondent Pattrick Smellie joins Kathryn to talk about the big 'r' - recession. Pattrick also counters the narrative that "New Zealand has lose 50-thousand jobs to get inflation under… Audio

It's been an extraordinary evening in UK politics, with some pundits saying it looks like a "death spiral" for Prime Minister Liz Truss, who's been in the job for just six weeks. There was total chaos… Audio

'A shocker - to put it politely.' That's the assessment from Kiwibank economists to the biggest domestic inflation rise since records began.

Surging food and household costs have kept inflation close… Audio

Credit card rewards have begun plummeting, and the reason may not be what you'd expect. Consumer NZ's head of communications and campaigns Gemma Rasmussen joins Kathryn to explain.  Audio

Consumer prices rose 2.2 per cent in the three months ended September - well above expectation. RNZ Business Editor Gyles Beckford joins Kathryn to discuss the latest figures. Audio

Why are there so many rainclouds over so many of the world's currencies? Audio

NZ's economy's grew 1.7 percent in the past three months - defying more pessimistic forecasts. It is a complete turnaround on the slump experienced during an Omicron-riddled March quarter.

But anyone… Video, Audio

The latest from Europe from our correspondent Seamus Kearney. Amid mounting concern in Europe about Russian gas cuts, Germany has announced a major energy relief package to tackle rising inflation and… Audio

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Why is the Reserve Bank facing flak from every angle over its economic handling of the pandemic? Audio

Inflation is expected to hit a fresh three-decade high in numbers due at 10:45 am. Economists are forecasting the annual rate to go just above seven percent. RNZ business editor Gyles Beckford… Audio