New Zealand finally has a new ambassador from the United States
Udall was confirmed by the Senate in October 2021 and was in New Zealand by December, about nine…
New Governor steadies Reserve Bank as divided committee faces oil shock inflation – Liam Dann
And will the oil shock slow growth so much that inflation remains muted? Or do we face the…
Powell to bow out as Fed chief but stay as a governor on legal pressure
Since returning to power last year, President Donald Trump has frequently slammed Powell for not cutting interest rates…
Iowa bill for mental health care access expansion goes to governor’s desk
A bill aiming to remove barriers for mental health access in Iowa is heading to the governor’s desk.The…
Grim warning from Reserve Bank as it braces for full impact of oil shock
The next meeting of the Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee (May 27) will include a full statement with…
RBNZ response to petrol price surge: Why early OCR hikes are unlikely – Mark Lister
When that flow is threatened, prices move quickly. The impact will feed directly into local inflation, reversing some…
Fitch warning on debt puts pressure on Nicola Willis, Reserve Bank Governor pushes back on market panic – Inside Economics
That sentence needed reading twice. A rating downgrade would have been a real shock … a downgrade to…
Reserve Bank expected to bring forward interest rate hike as inflation risk grows
In other words, the RBNZ is likely to shift its forecast to suggest that the next move for…
Winston Peters didn’t get advice on Reserve Bank Governor letter before complaining she didn’t get advice before signing
Green MP Francisco Hernandez asked the minister via a written parliamentary question what advice he had received on…
Trump picks former US Fed official Kevin Warsh as next central bank chief
Powell’s term at the helm ends in May, although it remains unclear if he will also step down…
Rules-based trade with US is ‘over’ – Canada central bank head
In a speech that has captured global attention, Carney said “nostalgia is not a strategy”, urging middle-sized powers…
Danyl McLauchlan: Trouble for Winston Peters as Kiwi workers wake up to his party’s limitations
Sometimes it’s the little things – like Winston Peters’ recent rebuke of Anna Breman, the recently appointed Reserve…