New Zealand
RBNZ raises rates as cyclone complicates outlook
“Devastating” impact of Cyclone Gabrielle creates economic disruption and prompts fiscal action
Currency round-up: Charles III causes controversy
Australian government drove decision to drop UK monarch from notes, as ECCB weighs its options
New Zealand opposition leader says he would end dual mandate
National Party chief says he will drop employment target and tell RBNZ to concentrate on inflation
RBNZ to expand FX reserves
Bigger economy and markets demand larger pool of reserves, central bank says
Eight key elements to managing a central bank
Former governor Peter Nicholl describes eight critical lessons he learned while developing governance and capacity of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Armenia’s Galstyan calls for a new framework to tackle uncertainty and nonlinearities
Central Bank of Armenia governor says central banks can start to regain credibility by admitting their mistakes. This could include employing a risk-management approach to monetary policy aimed at avoiding nonlinear ‘dark corners’ and placing much less…
Banknotes: October to December 2022
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
People: October to December 2022
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
RBNZ delivers record 75bp rate rise to curb inflation
Central bank now expects policy rate to peak at 5.5% next year, up from previous estimate of 4.1%
RBNZ review says monetary tightening could have started earlier
Review endorses RBNZ’s pandemic measures, and calls for more attention to supply shocks
Orr gets second term as RBNZ governor
Government praises Orr's record, but opposition party says it is “appalled”
New Zealand central bank suggests change to mandate
RBNZ says mandate could prioritise price stability and drop housing requirement
RBNZ delivers fifth half-point rate increase in a row
Policy-makers signal more rate hikes to come
Ukraine: the challenges for central banks
Rules on the weaponisation of money would help to protect a ‘public good’ amid geopolitical splits in a testing environment for central banks, write Gavin Bingham, Paul Fisher and Andrew Large
King Charles to appear on Bank of England notes from 2024
Other Commonwealth central banks have made little comment on changeover
Privacy commissioner closes probe into RBNZ cyber defences
Central bank has “made every change recommended and more” in wake of hacker breach
RBNZ delivers fourth straight 50bp rate hike
New Zealand’s central bank now expects rate to peak 15bp higher, at 4.1%
How central bank mistakes after 2019 led to inflation
Central banks must acknowledge their own mistakes and outline concrete steps to restore the public’s confidence in their ability to ensure price stability, write Graeme Wheeler and Bryce Wilkinson*
New Zealand’s central bank delivers third straight 50bp hike
Analysts predict RBNZ will start slowing down the pace of rate hikes from October
Former RBNZ official questions board pick
Central bank and Treasury deny former NZ Post chair has disqualifying conflict of interest
Legal certainty: the Achilles’ heel for CBDCs?
Many central banks lack legal certainty when it comes to issuing digital currencies, despite all the research and trials. Isn’t it time to get the lawyers involved?
RBNZ’s Orr says ‘Te Ao Māori strategy’ is boosting inclusion
Governor says RBNZ was “late” in tackling issues faced by Māori, but is now making progress
Book notes: Two hundred years of muddling through, by Duncan Weldon
Insights into UK economic history offer lessons for today’s policy-makers
RBNZ tightening policy ‘by more and sooner’
Central bank orders second 50bp hike, the fifth increase since last October