Economic Talks

Infometrics “Economic Talks” is where you'll hear topical economic insights from Infometrics Chief Forecaster Gareth Kiernan and Principal Economist Brad Olsen.


HYEFU 2024 shows more spending, less tax, and more debt
HYEFU 2024 shows more spending, less tax, and more debt
Tuesday 17 December 2024
Housing market seeing some more investor activity
Housing market seeing some more investor activity
Thursday 12 December 2024
Tough environment for regional economies
Tough environment for regional economies
Thursday 28 November 2024
RBNZ cuts OCR by 50bp to 4.25% in Nov 2024
RBNZ cuts OCR by 50bp to 4.25% in Nov 2024
Thursday 28 November 2024
Early signs of better spending activity
Early signs of better spending activity
Tuesday 26 November 2024
Unemployment rate rises to 4.8% in Q3 2024
Unemployment rate rises to 4.8% in Q3 2024
Thursday 7 November 2024
Economic impact of the Trump election win
Economic impact of the Trump election win
Thursday 7 November 2024
Inflation is back near target, at 2.2%pa
Inflation is back near target, at 2.2%pa
Thursday 17 October 2024
RBNZ accelerates the pace, cutting 50bp in October 2024
RBNZ accelerates the pace, cutting 50bp in October 2024
Monday 14 October 2024
More confidence, less pricing pressure, so is it time for 50bp cuts
More confidence, less pricing pressure, so is it time for 50bp cuts
Thursday 3 October 2024