Patrick O'meara

Inflation is disappearing, and economists are wondering where it's gone. Audio

Stronger manufacturing production and rising demand for workers are continuing to underpin the economy amid gloomier economic news overseas. Audio

Real estate agents and lenders say it's time to remove home lending restrictions, saying they've done their job. Audio

The International Monetary Fund says the global economic recovery is continuing, but admits it's uneven and weaker than expected. Audio

Slow economic growth, the Ebola outbreak, and war. These are just some of the problems that finance ministers and policy makers will grapple at the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund… Audio

The International Monetary Fund is warning the pace of world economic growth may never return to the levels experienced before the global financial crisis. Audio

The Finance Minister Bill English has signalled that returning the books to surplus by June 2015 is under threat. Audio

The chances of sealing a Pacific-wide trade deal soon appear to be fading. Audio

The dollar has fallen to its lowest level in a year after the Reserve Bank reiterated the currency is still far too high, and could fall sharply. Audio

The Government has been accused of stupidity for selling stakes in its most profitable companies while having to bail out loss-making ones. Audio

The pace of economic growth has eased, due to waning exports. Audio

As good as it gets - that's the verdict of many analysts about the smaller gap between what the country earned and spent internationally. Audio

Economics Correspondent Patrick O'Meara speaks to us from the Reserve Bank where the Governor has indicated whether more rates rises are on the cards. Audio