Banks face climate risk challenges
Inflation pressures stir rate debates
Consultation begins on New Zealand's digital currency
Market operates as a "stable two-tier oligopoly," says commission chair
New estimates set neutral rate amid high inflation
Economists weigh in on US data, RBNZ stance
Rate cuts anticipated
Interest rates expected to remain high in 2024
Restrictive policy needed to reduce inflation, it says
Economists predict a "holding pattern" for RBNZ's upcoming MPR decision