One-in-three chance Reserve Bank will need to hike after inflation number

One-in-three chance Reserve Bank will need to hike after inflation number
RBNZ governor Adrian Orr is probably worried about inflation. (Image: NZME)
Cameron Bagrie
No amount of sugar-coating around a falling headline inflation rate to 4% can hide the reality. Wednesday's inflation number composition should worry the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.Non-tradeable inflation – the domestic inflation pulse – came in at 5.8%, 0.5 percentage points above the Reserve Bank of NZ's (RBNZ) February estimate.Service sector inflation, influenced by the labour market, accelerated to 5.3% from 4.7%. Inflation, excluding food and petrol, was unchanged at 4.1%. Core inflation appears to be running around 4...

More Economy

Reserve Bank to ease mortgage loan-to-value ratios
Economy

Reserve Bank to ease mortgage loan-to-value ratios

The bank is relaxing LVR settings from the start of December.

Rebecca Howard 14 Oct 2025
Growth in new home loans eases in H1 2025: NZ Banking Association
Finance

Growth in new home loans eases in H1 2025: NZ Banking Association

Growth in new home loans eases in H1 2025 as NZ emerges from difficult economic climate.

Staff reporters 13 Oct 2025
When the Hopium wears off
Opinion

Dileepa Fonseka: When the Hopium wears off

Whatever happened to all those green shoots?

Dileepa Fonseka 13 Oct 2025
ANZ alternate capital review proposal unveiled
Finance

ANZ alternate capital review proposal unveiled

The bank argues its proposal would cut borrowing costs by 11 basis points.

Andy Macdonald 13 Oct 2025