Annual labour productivity growth in the United States has averaged 2.8% a year since 1996, compared with an average rate of 1.6% during the preceding 25 years. This marked increase in productivity growth has been a key component of what many commentators have suggested is a 'new economy'. Given...

The Bank's Agents have had a long-standing role to provide economic intelligence for monetary policy purposes. Increasingly the Agents have also been gathering intelligence to inform financial stability policy. Developments in credit conditions and property markets are examples of issues...