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Showing posts with label Reserve Bank. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reserve Bank. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Mike's Minute: "Why risk choking off what little we currently have?"

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To the Reserve Bank, the cash rate and the state of NZ Inc. It's assumed by most that the cash rate will be increased 25 points to 2.75%...
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Saturday, August 29, 2026

Dr Don Brash: Why The Reserve Bank Should Remain Focussed On Inflation

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As we approach the 2026 election, both Labour and NZ First want to change the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy mandate from its current single...
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Monday, August 17, 2026

David Farrar: Ruth calls it straight

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Ruth Richardson writes : As inflation rears its ugly head again, New Zealand First proposes stripping the Reserve Bank of its sole mission t...
Friday, July 10, 2026

Mike's Minute: I'm not convinced the Reserve Bank was right

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You can't bag the Monetary Policy Committee. Well, you can, but in this case, you would be fairly churlish. Personally, I would have hel...
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Thursday, July 9, 2026

Ryan Bridge: We can't bash the RBNZ

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The problem with bashing the RBNZ in real time is that nobody really knows how badly they might have cocked something until well after the c...
Saturday, May 30, 2026

Kerre Woodham: Was holding the OCR the right decision?

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So what would you rather? A little bit of pain now or a whole lot more later? The Reserve Bank yesterday opted to keep the official cash rat...
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Monday, April 20, 2026

Roger Partridge: Why boundaries matter in government

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The Reserve Bank keeps inflation in check, oversees the financial system, regulates banks and issues the country’s currency. These are impor...
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Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Damien Grant: Is this moment that the PM forces me to eat my words? I hope so

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While our collective focus is on the impending economic collapse driven by a lack of petroleum, my attention has been diverted by a speech g...
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Monday, March 30, 2026

Mike's Minute: Here's the problem with the Reserve Bank economists

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The problem with people like Paul Conway, who is the Chief Economist at the Reserve Bank, is they “know” some stuff. They sound good in a sp...
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Saturday, March 7, 2026

Dr Eric Crampton, Roger Partridge: Reserve Bank drifts out of its lane again

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A principal who runs a school well does not get to tell parents what to cook for dinner. The authority is real – but it is specific. It does...
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Friday, February 20, 2026

Ryan Bridge: House prices no longer lead economic growth

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So the OCR decision was largely as expected yesterday, but what the Reserve Bank made very clear is where they think growth will come from. ...
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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Ryan Bridge: Beware the insatiable beast that is the state

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It's like a hungry child screaming for more food, even though you've just fed them dinner and pudding. Across the Tasman, Jim Chalme...
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Sunday, February 1, 2026

Dr Bryce Wilkinson: Why central banks commonly ease up on inflation too soon

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Consumer price inflation in New Zealand is not beaten. The Reserve Bank might decide it has cut interest rates a bit too much. It has cut th...
Friday, January 9, 2026

David Farrar: Reserve Bank sees sense

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The Reserve Bank announced : “Following the completion of the review commissioned by the Board in March, we are pleased to announce modernis...
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Friday, December 5, 2025

Mike's Minute: Still more questions to answer for the Reserve Bank

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The mail I'm getting got a bit more official yesterday with Fitch suggesting they think the Reserve Bank isn't done. A lot of people...
Friday, November 28, 2025

Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Is there a positive side to this recession?

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Can I give you a positive spin on the recession that we're just coming out of? I mean, maybe it's not so much a positive spin, but m...
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Ryan Bridge: What we got from the RBNZ yesterday

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So what do we know today that we didn't know yesterday after the big show from the Reserve Bank? Well not much, really.
Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Mike's Minute: Are banks behaving badly or not?

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Regular listeners will be aware of my ongoing angst over banks and whether or not they are legit players in our marketplace. The Reserve Ban...
Friday, November 21, 2025

Richard Prebble: A Year Is an Eternity in Politics — Luxon Knows It, Trump Fears It

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If a week is a long time in politics, a year is an eternity. Both Prime Minister Luxon and President Trump must hope so — though for one of ...
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Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Mike's Minute: Bank margins are going up despite major profits

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The battle of the bank BS is back. BNZ, who announced their profit last week, talked of the strong competition out there. But I note their m...
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