‘Soft’ data on sentiment is positive and this should flow through to hard data, the ratings agency says.
RBNZ deputy governor Christian Hawkesby tells NBR cuts are not on the cards in the near term.
‘We will need to stay awake and aware,’ governor Adrian Orr said, as financial markets reacted to yesterday’s OCR statement.
The RBNZ has left the official cash rate on hold this afternoon – as widely expected.
Robyn Walker highlights the lumpy revenue risks and complexity of a CGT.
Slower spending and investment continued over early 2024, Infometrics’ quarterly economic report reveals.
Christopher Luxon says Budget 2024 won't be an austerity budget, but it also won't solve six years of "economic vandalism".
Net core Crown debt is $21 billion higher than the same time a year earlier.
Capital gains tax should be part of a wider review of tax settings, it says.
The Reserve Bank itself was the victim of a cyber attack in December 2020 and has subsequently strengthened its own resilience to cyber risk.