Jarrod Kerr

A brief update from the business sector. Audio

A brief update from the business sector. Audio

Economists are analysing the newly identified recession, how it will affect New Zealanders and just how bad it could get. Gross Domestic Product figures just out, show New Zealand is officially in its… Audio

How does a four percent unemployment figure gel with estimates that soon there will be whole neighbourhoods of people in south Auckland without work?  Audio

The first quarter GDP numbers will be released today, showing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced the shutdown of most businesses.

Broad expectations are for a drop in gross domestic… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

A brief update from the business sector. Audio

Kiwibank economists are calling for a cash injection once we leave level 3 restrictions - putting money straight into New Zealanders' wallets - to help ignite economic activity.

They says it would… Audio

The Government and the banks will implement a $6.25 billion Business Finance Guarantee Scheme for small and medium-sized businesses, to protect jobs and support the economy. It will provide short-term… Audio

Jarrod Kerr Chief Economist for Kiwibank talks to Kathryn Ryan about how is the economy going to keep ticking over during the crisis? He says banks are stronger than they were during the Global… Audio

The Reserve Bank cut the official cash rate to a record low of 0.25 per cent this morning, as the country steps up its response to the coronavirus pandemic. The cut was made ahead of the announcement… Audio

Air New Zealand has placed itself into a share-trading halt today to allow it to thoroughly assess the operational and financial impacts of global travel restrictions. It says it is further reducing… Audio

Kiwibank's chief economist is calling for swift and decisive action from the government and Reserve Bank to support multiple industries choked off by the spread of Covid-19.

Jarrod Kerr says the… Audio

The effect of the coronavirus on the New Zealand economy may be short but sharp. Audio

The latest GDP figures reveal but better-than-expected growth in the economy in the September quarter. Audio

House prices are on the rise again - but is that a good thing? The Two Cents' Worth team look at the Goldilocks sweet spot for our housing market - do we want prices to go up, fall down or stay as… Audio