Articles tagged with 'inflation'
Inflation hits 30-year high
21 April 2022 - Inflation has jumped again, though at a slightly lower rate than forecast.
Inflation likely to continue - bank economists
30 January 2022 - ASB is expecting inflation to rise past 6% this year and linger on for a while.
Inflation hits 5.9%
28 January 2022 - The Consumers Price Index (CPI) increased 5.9% in the year to December, its highest level since June 1990.
Is the inflation genie out of the bottle?
20 January 2022 - Inflation is back. Mint Asset Management head of investments, Anthony Halls, explains why and what it means for investors.
Inflation genie out of the bottle
18 October 2021 - Today's inflation number was big and economists think it could get even bigger.
The fastest rate of inflation in a decade
18 October 2021 - Inflation has soared to 4.9% for the year to September which is the fastest growth in a decade.
Economists lean towards OCR hike next month
19 July 2021 - Kiwibank economists have joined their peers in calling for an official cash rate increase next month as the economy displays signs of overheating.
OCR reaction: higher interest rates expected
14 July 2021 - Economists predict the Reserve Bank will soon opt to lift the official cash rate as inflationary pressures grow.
Investors urged to bolt in long-term rates
13 July 2021 - With high inflation just around the corner, ANZ Bank, the country’s biggest mortgage lender, says mortgaged property investors would be wise to fix at least some of their borrowings at longer-term rates.
OCR Preview Survey: all eyes on inflation comments
24 May 2021 - Leading economists predict the official cash rate will stay on hold this week, with all eyes on the Reserve Bank's views on inflation and future rate hikes.
Inflation about to hit Main Street
12 May 2021 - Markets will have one and half eyes on inflation prints over the rest of 2021 as investors try to ascertain how substantial and sticky inflation pressures are.
Short-term interest rates drop - long-term loans on the up
27 April 2021 - Major New Zealand mortgage lenders have dropped rates on short-term loans but have raised rates for longer-term lending as inflation pressure slowly starts to build in the local market.
It’s inflation Jim but not as we know it
6 November 2020 - Mint Asset Management’s Head of Investments Anthony Halls takes us down memory lane looking at how inflation has been changing its spots and explains Covid-19 is not the only reason we are in these uncharted interest rate waters.