Official Cash RateKiwi declines after warningThe New Zealand dollar has reached its tipping point and looks to be heading lower after the Reserve Bank fired a warning shot across the bows of the market this week.25 Jul 05:00 PM
Official Cash RateWait-and-see hold on rate risesThe Reserve Bank raised its official cash rate to 3.5pc yesterday, but said it would now remain on hold for "a period of assessment".24 Jul 08:58 PM
Official Cash RateShadow board backs OCR rise - justNZIER's monetary policy shadow board thinks the Reserve Bank should raise the official cash rate to 3.5 per cent tomorrow, but it is a line ball call.22 Jul 05:00 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateReserve Bank caught in signalling dilemmaThe Reserve Bank will probably raise the official cash rate again on July 24 while trying not to polish the appeal of a New Zealand dollar.18 Jul 12:21 AM
Official Cash RateOCR tipped to rise next weekEconomists still expect the Reserve Bank to raise its official cash rate to 3.5 per cent next week.16 Jul 05:00 PM
Official Cash RateReserve bank lifts growth 'speed limit'The Reserve Bank has revised up its estimate of the economy's potential or non-inflationary growth rate next year, but it is still shy of the levels prevailing between the mid-90s and mid-2000s.09 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Fizzing dollar threatens recoveryIt's all eyes on the dollar this week after the effervescent kiwi fizzed to within half a cent of a record high by 5pm Friday, writes Liam Dann.29 Jun 05:00 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateIAG's Lumley takeover gets final regulatory approvalIAG has been given the final regulator's tick to buy Wesfarmers' Lumley general insurance unit, adding to the dominance of NZ’s biggest general insurer.19 Jun 11:30 PM
Official Cash RateRate hike in July on cardsAnother increase in the official cash rate on July 24, to 3.5 per cent, is more likely than not.12 Jun 05:00 PM
Official Cash RateThe mortgage or KiwiSaver?Should you cut your KiwiSaver contributions and divert the money into paying for higher mortgage costs? Money Editor Tamsyn Parker weighs up the options.11 Jun 02:30 AM
Official Cash RateHow Wal-Mart, Google could steal young customers from traditional banksT-Mobile, Wal-Mart, Google and a host of other retail, tech and telecom companies are now operating like banks and they are piquing the interest of young people.30 May 01:20 AM
Official Cash RateLow-deposit home loan numbers reboundingThe number of people buying homes with a deposit of less than 20 per cent is rising for the first time since the new mortgage-lending limits were introduced.26 May 05:00 PM
Official Cash RateSupport for capital gains taxA capital gains tax would reduce the price it is rational for an investor to pay for a property by as much as 23 per cent, Westpac economists say.19 May 05:30 PM
Official Cash RateGradual LVR easing tipped by bankThe Reserve Bank is indicating the removal of restrictions on high loan-to-value home loans may be gradual rather than a now-you-see-it, now-you-don't affair.13 May 11:10 PM
Official Cash RateMigration key to rates risesThe strength of the surge in net immigration will influence both the outlook for interest rates and how long loan-to-value ratio curbs remain in place, says Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Grant Spencer.09 May 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: The sceptics' case on Labour's planThe contrary view to Labour's plan for monetary policy and savings goes broadly like this: It is a cute idea but it won't work, writes Brian Fallow.07 May 09:29 PM
Official Cash RateSigns of a Reserve Bank rate-rise pullback?Some economists are interpreting talk by Governor Graeme Wheeler that the Reserve Bank may intervene in the foreign exchange market.07 May 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Labour's plan a subtly blunt instrumentWhat we got from Labour's finance spokesman David Parker on Tuesday was a much broader economic policy than that would imply, writes Brian Fallow.30 Apr 05:00 PM
Official Cash RateLVR rules slowed price risesMortgage-lending rules introduced last October appear to have helped slow the speed of rising house prices, the Reserve Bank said yesterday.29 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Flaws in Labour's inflation planIf Labour finance spokesman David Parker is proposing a job swap with the Reserve Bank Governor he should say so, writes Fran O'Sullivan.29 Apr 05:00 PM
Official Cash RateGovernor flags dollar in thinking on rate risesHow fast and how far interest rates rise will depend in part on the exchange rate, says the Reserve Bank.24 Apr 04:15 PM
Official Cash RateRate rise still on, economists sayAnother rise in the official cash rate next week remains a done deal, economists say, despite weaker-than-expected inflation in the March quarter.16 Apr 04:15 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateChina propels migration to 10-year highNew Zealand's inbound migration rose to a 10-year high last month, as China overtook the UK to become the biggest source of net migrants for the first time in a decade.20 Mar 11:45 PM
OpinionBernard HickeyBernard Hickey: Reserve Bank needs all the mates it can getThere's nothing like an interest rate increase and the promise of many more to focus the mind.15 Mar 04:30 PM
Official Cash RateReserve Bank boss sets out plan to ensure inflation does not destroy recovery15 Mar 02:13 AM
Official Cash RateGrab low rates, say brokersMortgage brokers are urging borrowers to fix the interest rates on their loans and say it's not too late despite an expected increase in the official cash rate tomorrow.11 Mar 04:30 PM
Official Cash RateLoans plan impact low: economistThe impact of the Reserve Bank's curbs on mortgage lending at high loan-to-value ratios (LVRs) on the housing market has been pretty modest so far.05 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Labour must drop monetary madnessThe economy is not suddenly perfect just because the economic cycle has turned for the better, writes Liam Dann. There is still serious work to be done,02 Mar 04:30 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateWheeler: Inflationary pressures 'important risk' to pace of growthRising inflation poses a threat to NZ's growth and warrant a return to more normal interest rates, Graeme Wheeler says.31 Jan 12:54 AM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateRate rise in March - bank on itThe OCR has been left unchanged this morning, making a March hike now 'a near certainty' according to one economist.29 Jan 09:40 PM
