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The conflict in the Middle East is keeping us in limbo. We're waiting for things to change. The fuel shortage we were bracing for ... This week we've delved into the latest labour New year, and we're back at it! Kicking us off - hot inflation. To a bit of dismay, Kiwi inflation ended 2025 above the RBNZ's 1-3% ... How long will the war in the Middle East go on for? Oil price is one thing, supply is what we're really worried about. But worryingly ... We need to talk… about the war in the Middle East and the impacts on the global and Kiwi economy. Shipping traffic remains at a ... We're sitting down to talk about the current events in the Middle East. (And hope that nothing we say becomes (too) dated in the ...

The recent cyclone has us thinking about climate change, flood maps, and insurance risk. Flood insurance is one of those ... Ross Weston, Kiwibank Head of Balance Sheet, is back on the podcast and it's another jam-packed episode. In the wake of Trump ... In the last episode of the year, Hamish Wilkinson is back to talk to Jarrod and Mary Jo about the Kiwi currency. They go through ... The Kiwibank Economists are back for their seventh episode of We've sat down to discuss all about the RBNZ's latest Monetary Policy Statement. February's meeting was the first of the year, and ... We've got a very special guest joining us in this episode. We talk about the financial

The gold rush has gone bust. We've seen a savage sell off in precious metals, just after seeing some shiny record highs. We've pulled out the crystal ball, quite literally, and gazed deep into the mists to see what 2026 has in store for the Kiwi economy! This week we're diving into the power of inflation expectations. History has proven expectations of inflation are self-reinforcing. This week we take a look at the mortgage book across Aotearoa. In anticipation of further rate cuts from the RBNZ the book has ... Greg Byrne, General Manager of Commercial Banking, joins us on this week's episode to share insights into how Kiwi businesses ... Inflation accelerated over the June quarter. But it wasn't as bad as many had feared. And context is key. A strengthening in ...

He's back again, our reoccurring special guest Hamish Wilkinson (aka Wilkie), Senior Dealer in Kiwibank's Financial Unemployment is higher, employment growth remains in contraction, workers are being forced to the exits, and even total hours ...