Official Cash RateInterest rates could spark mortgage warPricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) says a mortgage price war could break out among the country's major banks if interest rates rise as predicted over the next couple of years.05 Aug 02:54 AM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateGlobal markets crash exposes Kiwi dollar 'safe haven' mythThis morning's rapid fall in the New Zealand dollar proves recent talk of the kiwi becoming a 'safe haven' currency was hot air, say economists.04 Aug 11:00 PM
OpinionBernard Hickey: 10 things Key and Bollard can do with the dollar John Key says there's nothing he can do about the high currency. He means there's nothing he wants to do about the high currency. 01 Aug 08:39 PM
Official Cash RateHigh dollar tough, says Key, but intervention won't workPrime Minister John Key has acknowledged the high currency is tough for exporters, but said intervention by the Reserve Bank was unlikely to be successful.01 Aug 08:15 PM
Official Cash RateAll systems are go for high-tech execASB Bank's new chief executive is something of a <I>Thunderbirds</I> fan, finds Jamie Gray.29 Jul 05:30 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateOCR to rise as soon as SeptemberReserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard may hike the official cash rate by 50 basis points as soon as September, though any future hikes will be held back by a surging kiwi dollar.27 Jul 10:30 PM
OpinionBernard Hickey: 'I'll let you do the dirty work'It's official. We now know that John Key and Alan Bollard secretly love our high dollar.27 Jul 09:39 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateBollard keeps rate at 2.5 per centThe official cash rate has been held 2.5 per cent, as expected. Alan Bollard said the strength of the New Zealand dollar may limit the need for future rate hikes in the short term.27 Jul 09:20 PM
OpinionJoe Beaglehole: Let the people decide on economyBalancing tax and spending is not a task we can afford to cede to appointed experts...25 Jul 09:30 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateNZ dollar pares gain as US talks grind on, local trade figures loom25 Jul 09:00 PM
OpinionGeoff Simmons: Time to unsheath RB's secret weaponEconomic data is reading a little bit like the zombie apocalypse at the moment: the dollar hit an all-time high this week while inflation is the highest it has been in 21 years.25 Jul 05:30 PM
