Gareth Kiernan

11 Podcast Episodes

Gareth Kiernan: Infometrics chief forecaster on China's economy sliding into deflation

Gareth Kiernan: Infometrics chief forecaster on China's economy sliding into deflation

The Chinese economy has slipped into deflation, as declining domestic spending impacted the region's post-Covid recovery... Read more

9 Aug 2023

4mins

Gareth Kiernan: Infometrics Chief Forecaster says it's hard to see why BNZ hiked up home loan rates

Gareth Kiernan: Infometrics Chief Forecaster says it's hard to see why BNZ hiked up home loan rates

Economists are baffled over BNZ's decision to bump up the interest rates on three home loan terms. The bank will lift th... Read more

1 Aug 2023

2mins

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Gareth Kiernan: Infometrics Chief Economist on export prices for meat and logs declining in June

Gareth Kiernan: Infometrics Chief Economist on export prices for meat and logs declining in June

Export prices for meat and logs tumbled in June as slower-than-expected Chinese economic growth impacted demand. The ANZ... Read more

5 Jul 2023

3mins

Gareth Kiernan: Infometrics Chief Forecaster says the inflation cycle will be much harder to beat than previously expected

Gareth Kiernan: Infometrics Chief Forecaster says the inflation cycle will be much harder to beat than previously expected

Bad news for the economy and bad news for those holding out hope for lower interest rates. Economic consultancy Infometr... Read more

13 Apr 2023

3mins

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Gareth Kiernan: Infometrics Chief Forecaster on the US Federal Reserve holding first meeting after banking disasters

Gareth Kiernan: Infometrics Chief Forecaster on the US Federal Reserve holding first meeting after banking disasters

The US Federal Reserve will hold their first meeting after two high-profile banking failures. The collapses of Silicon V... Read more

22 Mar 2023

3mins

Gareth Kiernan: Infometrics Chief Forecaster expects unemployment rate to hit 4.3 percent by the end of the year

Gareth Kiernan: Infometrics Chief Forecaster expects unemployment rate to hit 4.3 percent by the end of the year

An economic consultancy group says a recession is inevitable. That's despite Finance Minister Grant Robertson saying it ... Read more

2 Feb 2023

3mins

Gareth Kiernan: Economic forecaster predicts high annual inflation rate to be released today

Gareth Kiernan: Economic forecaster predicts high annual inflation rate to be released today

The quarterly inflation figures are out today.If it's anything near one percent for the three months, it will take the a... Read more

15 Jul 2021

4mins

Gareth Kiernan: New report shows which regions and jobs will likely be hit hardest by Covid-19

Gareth Kiernan: New report shows which regions and jobs will likely be hit hardest by Covid-19

The Queenstown-Lakes District is expected to be New Zealand's worst-hit region when it comes to the economic cost of Cov... Read more

7 Feb 2021

5mins

Gareth Kiernan: Alert level one move won't be an instant fix for economy

Gareth Kiernan: Alert level one move won't be an instant fix for economy

An economic forecaster says shifting to level one won't be an instant fix to our struggling economy.The Prime Minister's... Read more

7 Jun 2020

4mins

Gareth Kiernan: Covid-19 job losses a chance to co-ordinate skills

Gareth Kiernan: Covid-19 job losses a chance to co-ordinate skills

The impact of covid-19 could be a defining time for the job market.Just how many roles have been affected by Covid-19 wo... Read more

19 Apr 2020

3mins

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