But most of NZIER’s shadow board pick the OCR will sit between 3.5% and 4.5% a year from now.
Banks in advanced economies are in better shape than during the GFC.
The ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Index rose two points in October, but people are putting off making large purchases.
New Zealand’s manufacturing sector has been slow to adopt new technologies.
Selected Price Indexes will help agencies get a better lead on quarterly CPI inflation.
Economists reckon the next move could be up, but not until late February.
Slim chances of a further rate hike next month.
Inflation could fall into the 5-6% bracket next week, but fuel could spoil the celebration.
‘You were on one side or the other. It was pretty hard to sit in the middle’: Alan Bollard on his new book.
Most economists expect the next move to be down, but exactly when is anyone’s guess.