PremiumPremiumEditorialHouse prices may be bottoming outOpinion: New analysis suggests an end to the house price slump may be in sight.01 Jun 05:00 PM
Official Cash RateRBNZ confirms easing of mortgage lending restrictionsLVR rules to be loosened from June 1.26 May 04:47 AM
PremiumPremiumOfficial Cash RateAdrian Orr: Govt ‘more of a friend than foe’ in attempts to cool inflationReserve Bank downplays impact of government spending plans on inflation.24 May 05:01 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Is the age of low-interest rates over? Don’t bet on itOPINION: Will sharemarkets ever sail the fair winds of low rates again?24 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOfficial Cash RateLiam Dann: What peaking OCR means for mortgage ratesAn OCR peak might be good news for mortgage holders - if RBNZ has got it right.24 May 05:43 AM
PremiumPremiumOfficial Cash Rate‘Peak’ OCR: NZ dollar, interest rates drop after crazy day on marketsReserve Bank's latest update caused a stir.24 May 05:40 AM
PremiumPremiumOfficial Cash RateMarket close: NZ stocks rally after Reserve Bank's surprise OCR callThe index had a 0.9 per cent turnaround after the RBNZ's announcement.24 May 05:35 AM
Official Cash RateHow high will OCR go? Budget spend, migration 'may force Reserve Bank’s hand''Impending RBNZ monetary policy statement now looks more on a knife edge.'23 May 06:24 PM
PremiumPremiumOfficial Cash RateMarket close: Shares take a tumble on interest rate worriesThe S&P/NZX 50 Index closed at 11,993, down 106.73 points or 0.88 per cent.22 May 06:18 AM
PremiumPremiumOfficial Cash Rate'On a knife-edge': Interest rate to rise, with prospect of more to comeThe Budget was the "straw that broke the camel's back" for some economists.21 May 05:01 PM
PremiumPremiumOfficial Cash RateOCR headed for 6 per cent as migration boosts economyInflation has passed its peak but a stronger-than-expected economy will mean higher rates.16 May 05:22 AM
PremiumPremiumOfficial Cash RateInterest repayments eating into incomes of Covid property boom buyersPercentage of incomes being spent on mortgages surpasses "stress" threshold.14 May 05:01 PM
PremiumPremiumOfficial Cash RateWill looser LVR restrictions reignite the housing market?Experts weigh in on Reserve Bank proposal to ease mortgage lending restrictions.01 May 05:34 AM
Official Cash RateRBNZ proposes easing banks’ mortgage lending restrictionsLVR restrictions likely to be loosened.26 Apr 04:50 AM
PremiumPremiumOfficial Cash Rate‘Rate cuts by November’ - Kiwibank economists expect recession to see off inflationAnother OCR hike in May is likely, but not needed, economists say.24 Apr 05:28 AM
PremiumPremiumOfficial Cash RateJenée Tibshraeny: Inflation warning for homeowners - don't pop the Champagne corks yetHow next week's tax news and the Budget may influence interest rates.21 Apr 05:00 PM
Official Cash Rate‘Swinging a blunt tool’: Has the Reserve Bank gone too far with rates rises?Economists around the country were caught by surprise.20 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialCould more data have stopped mortgage rates from needing to go so high?Opinion: Our editorial on the surprise Consumer Price Index fall to 6.7 per cent.20 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Inflation still too high but today's surprise data gives us some hopeOPINION: Signs inflation has peaked may not change RBNZ plans, but offer confidence boost.20 Apr 05:44 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: When will the post-Covid party stop?OPINION: It looks like we are partying our way into a recession.15 Apr 05:02 PM
Official Cash RateAfter major OCR hike: Why is NZ not following Australia?And why is our cash rate strategy so different from Australia?13 Apr 05:22 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: It’s not Adrian Orr’s job to be popularOPINION: The RBNZ stuck to its guns on the inflation fight and copped it from all sides.08 Apr 06:00 PM
Official Cash Rate'Will push NZ into recession': Warning over Reserve Bank rate hikeReserve Bank delivers its latest Monetary Policy Review.05 Apr 05:30 AM
Official Cash RateHow high will it go? Reserve Bank likely to hike OCR again todayEconomists say the banking crisis and lower GDP mean a smaller rate hike.04 Apr 09:28 PM
PremiumPremiumOfficial Cash RateNew business survey shows falling sales now a bigger worry than labour shortagesResults show RBNZ monetary policy is starting to take effect, says NZIER.04 Apr 05:37 AM
Official Cash RateRBNZ: We need to accept we’re poorerWhy resisting the squeeze caused by higher interest rates will make inflation worse.23 Mar 04:30 AM
Official Cash RateRate hike aftermath: Adrian Orr says inflation slowing, down to 3 per cent by mid-2024After rate hike, how will NZ beat inflation, cyclone damage bill?22 Feb 07:03 PM
Official Cash RateReserve Bank hikes OCR to 4.75% despite cyclone's economic blowIt was too soon to accurately assess the monetary policy implications of Cyclone Gabrielle22 Feb 04:17 AM
PremiumPremiumOfficial Cash RateInflation expectations to bring Reserve Bank reliefMarkets placing greater bets on a 50-point OCR hike next week, rather than 75 points.14 Feb 04:54 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLessons from monetary policy mistakes during CovidOpinion: Impacts of most aggressive monetary policy easing in the Bank’s history are dire.12 Feb 12:00 AM
New ZealandAustralian bank admits botch-up, refunds prominent Kiwi entertainer A$30kSt George Bank blamed a 'one-off processing issue' for the botch-up.06 Feb 04:00 PM
Official Cash RateHouse prices expected to drop up to 20% in second half of yearHouse price index took its biggest tumble since 2009.31 Jan 05:46 PM
PremiumPremiumOfficial Cash RateLiam Dann: Inflation data offers little for new PM to cheer aboutThe topline numbers remained stubbornly unmoved from the previous quarter.25 Jan 04:23 AM
Official Cash RateLatest inflation stats: Rising cost of housing, food and transportThe consumers price index shot up by 7.2 per cent, but some "encouraging" signs noticed.24 Jan 10:07 PM