John Mc Dermott
How will the Reserve Bank move away from cheap money?
Billions of dollars has been flushed through the economy in response to the Covid-19 pandemic by the government and Reserve Bank. As well the as the government's $50 billion pandemic response package… Audio
Coronavirus: What will post-pandemic economy be?
Imagining what the New Zealand economy might look like when it staggers out of lockdown is difficult when detailed information on its effects is still being developed.
ANZ's survey of business… Audio
Level 4 to level 3 - What is the data telling us?
The Prime Minister has set out what life under Level 3 might look like if the cabinet decides on Monday to lower the alert level. Kathryn talks with former Assistant Reserve Bank Governor and… Audio
Data scientist says today could be turning point
A team of data scientists tracking the Covid 19 virus and advising the government, says today's new case update could be the turning point.Former Assistant Reserve Bank Governor and executive director… Audio
RBNZ expolains why its tries to talk down currency
A feature of most Reserve Bank interest rate statements is a reference to the level of the New Zealand dollar. Audio
Investors warned to tread carefully amid booming sharemarket
Analysts are picking a market correction is on the cards, and say central banks have done little more than sew the seeds for another crash, despite a booming sharemarket. Audio
RBNZ asst gov. coy on rates
As you may have heard in the news, the Rerserve Bank's Assistant Governor is being coy about how low the bank will push interest rates to get inflation back into the 1 to 3 percent target band. Audio
The challenges of a near-zero inflation world
This year the Reserve Bank has cut interest rates to record low levels, and has indicated that further cuts are possible. Is focusing solely on returning inflation to within the 1 to 3 per cent range… Audio
Business briefs
Industriual property developer Argosy has bought a site in a North Shore Business Park in Auckland for $8.1 million .. It says it will spend another $14.2 million to develop the site for a tenant at… Audio
RBNZ hammers expectations message
The Reserve Bank is reiterating that it will cut rates further if consumers and businesses keep thinking low inflation is here to stay. Audio
Dancers in still life
The pride, practise and the pain that goes into creating dance is captured in black and white still images by John McDermott in his new book Process. It's a record of the first few years of the New… Audio
Reserve Bank comments on OCR
The Assistant Governor of the Reserve Bank, John McDermott joins us. Audio