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Watch our economists Jarrod Kerr, Jeremy Couchman and Mary Jo Vergara talk about the latest insights on the New Zealand economy.
Latest update: 22 February 2021
Our Senior Economist Jeremy Couchman and Trader Mieneke Perniskie discuss what to expect at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's upcoming Monetary Policy Statement, the first policy decision of 2021.
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Face-to-face with our economists
Kiwibank economic update: 15 February 2021
Our economist, Mary Jo Vergara, covers the latest COVID cases, the move to tighter restrictions and the vaccine rollout.
Kiwibank economic update: 9 February 2021
Our economist, Mary Jo Vergara, recaps the surprisingly strong jobs report for the December quarter, and draws lessons from the Reserve Bank of Australia’s latest statement.
Household Spending Tracker Report: 28 December 2020
Our economist, Mary Jo Vergara, runs through the latest Kiwibank Household Spending Tracker report.
Kiwibank economic update: 26 January 2021
Our economist, Mary Jo Vergara, recaps the December 2020 inflation report and what it means for monetary policy moving forward.
Kiwibank economic update: 1 December 2020
Jarrod Kerr (Chief Economist) and Peter Hunt (Head of Financial Markets) discuss current risk-on themes in financial markets and the outlook for the New Zealand dollar.
Kiwibank economic update: 24 November 2020
Our economist, Mary Jo Vergara, explains how a lack of foreign tourists and below average net migration creates both demand and supply challenges for the economy.
Kiwibank economic update: 17 November 2020
Our Senior Economist Jeremy Couchman discusses the latest developments in the housing market, including recent key policy announcements.
Funding for Lending Programme: 11 November 2020
Today the Reserve Bank announced details of its much-anticipated Funding for Lending Programme to help stimulate the economy.
Kiwibank economic update: 4 November 2020
Kiwibank economists, Jarrod Kerr and Mary Jo Vergara, preview the November Monetary Policy Statement, covering what the Reserve Bank has done so far and what to expect.
Kiwibank economic update: 28 October 2020
Our Kiwibank Economist, Mary Jo Vergara, recaps the September quarter inflation report and interprets what it means for our economic recovery.
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Follow @kiwieconomics for regular updates from Jarrod and the Kiwibank economics team or see our Kiwibank Economists YouTube playlist for all previous video updates.
BDO RETHINK webinar: 26 August
Taruanesh Singh, Head of Risk Advisory Services, from BDO and Jarrod Kerr talk about the current and future risks as businesses start to recover from the effects of the global pandemic.
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Find out more about the BDO webinar series by visiting bdo.nz.