Brad Olsen

A 30-year inflation high of 5.9 percent means a big pain in the pocket for many people.

Today the focus has been on petrol, but the cost of liquid gold pretty much flows onto everything.

It's not… Video, Audio

The price of petrol has skyrocketed to more than $3 a litre across most of the motu - is it going to keep going up? Audio

Panellists Verity Johnson and Conor English discuss the government's new Russia Sanctions Bill.  Audio

The Reserve Bank has raised its official cash rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 1 percent. The central bank says the increase is needed to combat strong inflation pressures. Infometrics Chief… Audio

Panellists Guy Williams and Julia Hartley Moore discuss the Silver Lake deal and raising the age of super. Audio

The jump back to the red alert level means thousands of businesses once again having to adapt to new restrictions. Infometrics Chief Economist Brad Olsen is here to help explain them. Audio

Auckland's economic development agency is warning more businesses will close for good if the city doesn't move to Covid-19 traffic level light orange in a fortnight.

The actual number of financially… Audio

Panellists Alan McElroy and Georgina Stylianou discuss the lastest home affordability report, inaugural Economic Harm Awareness Day, and common saying we get wrong. Audio

Auckland's housing market continues to soar despite the city spending more than 100 days in lockdown. Homes are being snapped up sight unseen by kiwis desperate to return home and there is huge demand… Audio

The Reserve Bank is expected to raise interest rates when it delivers its final monetary policy announcement for the year later today Decade high inflation, decade low unemployment, rising wage… Audio

Economist Brad Olsen joins us to talk about newly-announced housing density rules and their potential impact. Audio

Yesterday, the government released a glowing analysis of the state of New Zealand's economy, with strong tax revenue, lower expenses, and less debt than forecast. But that was before the Delta… Audio

He's the Principal Economist and Director at Infometrics, and New Zealand's youngest Justice of the Peace. Audio

Nathan Rarere spoke with Infometrics economist Brad Olsen. Audio

And joining Nathan Rarere to give us his expert analysis of the economic impacts of the alert levels change is Infometrics economist Brad Olsen. Audio

Aucklanders are already being warned not to expect to come out of lockdown tomorrow, when the country reaches the seven day mark. Cabinet is meeting today to decide whether the Alert Level four… Audio

It's another lockdown. But most of us probably don't remember how tough it was.. especially for small businesses. Joining Nathan Rarere is Brad Olsen from Infometrics. Audio

Despite the government's recent attempts to slow the country's soaring house prices, latest Real Estate Institute data shows that they continue to rise and are now 31 per cent up on this time last… Audio

To discuss the hospo industry, Nathan Rarere spoke with Infometrics economist Brad Olsen. Audio

Hospitality businesses are saying they simply can't fill roles in their kitchens and on the floor. But hospitality union Raise the Bar says the problem is that pay and conditions aren't good enough to… Audio