Banking and financeLoan rules will have little impactNew lending restrictions to be imposed on Auckland property investors will do little to cool the surging market.13 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandGen Y living hand-to-mouthGen Y aren't the only ones living payday to payday, with a third of NZers finding dealing with money "stressful and overwhelming".13 May 05:00 PM
BDBDBanking and financeDollar drops after Reserve Bank reportThe dollar weakened after the Reserve Bank governor reiterated the currency was "unjustified and unsustainable".13 May 03:00 AM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Reserve Bank buys us some timeEconomics editor Brian Fallow says today's Reserve Bank move is crude, ad hoc and temporary - but it buys some time.12 May 11:10 PM
AgribusinessDairy an "area of risk": Reserve BankThe Reserve Bank has singled out the New Zealand dairy sector as an "area of risk" for the financial system.12 May 09:20 PM
BDBDBanking and financeDollar holds steady ahead of RBNZ reportThe NZ dollar has held steady overnight ahead of the Reserve Bank's Financial Stability Report.12 May 08:42 PM
BDBDBanking and financeDollar continues decline ahead of RBNZ decisionThe NZ dollar touched 92.82 Australian cents, its lowest level since late January, as traders price in rate cuts.11 May 08:40 PM
Banking and financeHome buyers get new online loan optionA newly licensed online lending service is targeting prospective homeowners who have been shut out of the mainstream mortgage market by low-equity loan restrictions.11 May 05:00 PM
Banking and financeHouse prices tipped to keep rising: surveyExpectations of rising house prices remain close to historic highs in ASB's quarterly survey of housing market sentiment.11 May 05:00 PM
Banking and financeEconomic warning for AussiesFuture economic shocks may hit households harder than in past financial tremors, according to a paper by the Reserve Bank of Australia.11 May 05:00 PM
Banking and financeMore banks back OCR dropAn official cash rate of 3.5 per cent, which would have been base camp in previous cycles, is now being seen as the highest it will climb this time.11 May 05:00 PM
BDBDBanking and financeSkyCity lead stock index higherNew Zealand shares rose yesterday, paced by SkyCity Entertainment Group and Meridian Energy as investors mulled a possible rate cut.11 May 05:00 PM
AgribusinessMarket braces for low milk price forecastFonterra will late this month release its milk price forecast for 2015/16 and indications are that it will be towards the lower end of market expectations.11 May 05:00 PM
BDBDBanking and financeCard spending slips in AprilCore retail spending (excluding fuel and vehicle-related spending) fell 0.8 per cent in April, the first time since last June.10 May 11:41 PM
Banking and financeMacquarie boss enjoys big pay hikeMacquarie chief executive Nicholas Moore took home more than A$45,000 ($47,618) a day last year as the investment group posted its best profit result since the global financial crisis.10 May 05:00 PM
BDBDBanking and financeNZ dollar slips to three-week lowThe kiwi touched 74.23 US cents, and was trading at 74.43 cents at 8am in Wellington, from 74.99 cents at 5pm yesterday.07 May 08:50 PM
Banking and financeBNZ boss: no housing bubbleBNZ boss Anthony Healy says he doesn't believe the Auckland property market is entering bubble territory.07 May 05:00 PM
BDBDBanking and financeBNZ first-half cash earnings rise 4.5pc to $418mBNZ cash earnings have risen 4.5 per cent in the six months ended March 31 to $418 million as growth in housing and business lending, and lower funding costs, drove up net interest income.07 May 01:00 AM
Banking and financeRich lister launches defamation proceedings against FairfaxRich-lister Stephen Jennings has launched defamation action against Fairfax Media and a senior journalist Michael Field about Jennings' business activities in Russia and Kenya.06 May 11:13 PM
BDBDBanking and financeDollar holds at lower levels overnightThe kiwi dropped yesterday after data showed annual wage inflation in the private sector slowed to a 0.3 per cent pace in the three months ended March 31.06 May 08:49 PM
AgribusinessFarmers in 'better shape' for low payoutANZ New Zealand boss David Hisco says the country's biggest bank is working closely with rural customers as falling dairy prices begin to bite, but farmers are better placed to deal with the....05 May 05:00 PM
Banking and financeBNZ slips after Airpoints goThe dropping of Airpoints from BNZ credit cards has lowered the bank's travel reward performance in the latest credit card research.05 May 05:00 PM
Banking and financeChinese bank on recruitment driveChina Construction Bank New Zealand is on a recruiting drive as it pushes for a slice of the growing market facilitating trade between this country and the world's second-biggest economy.05 May 05:00 PM
Banking and financeWhy HSBC should return to Hong KongHSBC's decision in 1993 to abandon Hong Kong for London's Canary Wharf was one of modern history's worst business moves.05 May 02:45 AM
Banking and financeANZ reports 5pc drop in cash profitANZ New Zealand has reported a 5 per cent drop in half-year cash profit to $841 million.04 May 10:51 PM
Banking and finance'As good as it gets' for borrowersThe home loan environment could be "as good as it gets" for borrowers, although the potential remains for mortgage rates to track even lower, says Westpac NZ CEO David McLean.04 May 05:00 PM
Banking and financeToo hot to handle?Homeowners look set to enjoy further interest rate cuts, with a broker tipping historic lows within 12 months.01 May 05:00 PM
Banking and financeGreek stance sparks EU outrageLike a spoilt child and an angry parent locked in an experiment of tough love, Greece and its creditors are embroiled once more in a tug-of-war.29 Apr 07:12 PM
