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Chief economist update: Rate hike hawks in RBA dove's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... 0.6 pps in the December 2017 quarter. Recent history also provides lessons for the impatient. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) lifted interest rates four times from 2.5% in March 2014 to 3.5% by August of the same the same year. No one can fault ...

NZ Super Fund appoints CEO

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
... serving as chief investment officer from 2014. After Adrian Orr departed to become Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand in March 2018, Whineray acted as interim chief executive. NZ Super Fund chair Catherine Savage said Whineray stood out among ...

Chief economist update: New RBNZ Governor maintains old policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
The prevailing global dynamics of tight labour markets and low inflation is not the sole purview of big developed economies. It's happening in the US - the biggest economy in the world (US$18.6 trillion in 2016, according to World Bank estimates) ...

Future Fund reshuffles investment team

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... and Morgan Stanley. Prior to that, Gilmore worked with both the International Monetary Fund and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Among the investment team reshuffle, head of infrastructure and timberland Wendy Norris will take up the new role of deputy ...

Enter the dragon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... Labor Party forming a coalition government with New Zealand First (expected to lead to a change in the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's conduct of monetary policy). Also closer to home and perhaps, one that would have the most impact on the Australian economy ...

RBNZ on ice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has a positive view of the international economy - "Macroeconomic indicators in advanced economies have been positive over the past two months" -inflation - "Global headline inflation has increased... Core inflation ...

RBNZ on steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
Central bankers have been singing the same tune, at least so far this year. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) joined its counterparts in Japan, the US, the UK and Australia in keeping current monetary policy settings steady while at the same time ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... willingness to buy durable goods (41.9 from 42.5). New Zealand labour market Expectations that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will cut interest rates by 25 bps to 1.75% at its 10 November policy meeting could be dashed with the latest update ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... RBNZ cuts interest rates Low inflation and currency strength were also the main reasons cited by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) for its decision to cut interest rates a second time this year. The RBNZ lowered the official cash rate by 25 bps ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... inflation rate of 0.4% in the March quarter (from 0.1% in the previous quarter) remains below the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's 1% - 3% inflation target range. The latest reading marks the 6th straight quarter where the headline inflation rate had been ...