Economic Talks

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


Monthly SPI data points to worrying inflation pressure
Monthly SPI data points to worrying inflation pressure
Friday 15 March 2024
Building activity down at the end of 2023
Building activity down at the end of 2023
Friday 8 March 2024
RBNZ keeps the OCR on hold at 5.50%
RBNZ keeps the OCR on hold at 5.50%
Wednesday 28 February 2024
Retail activity falls at the end of 2023
Retail activity falls at the end of 2023
Friday 23 February 2024
House sales remain low into 2024
House sales remain low into 2024
Friday 16 February 2024
Unemployment rate rises, but less than expected
Unemployment rate rises, but less than expected
Friday 9 February 2024
Infometrics forecasts show better economic outlook driven by high migration
Infometrics forecasts show better economic outlook driven by high migration
Friday 2 February 2024
Inflation moderating, but not enough yet
Inflation moderating, but not enough yet
Thursday 25 January 2024
Econ Talks - RBNZ makes sensible 50bp increase to the OCR
Econ Talks - RBNZ makes sensible 50bp increase to the OCR
Wednesday 22 February 2023
Econ Talks - Inflation plateaus at 7.2% in December 2022
Econ Talks - Inflation plateaus at 7.2% in December 2022
Friday 3 February 2023