BDBDEconomy<i> Dollar Outlook: </i> Kiwi may rise with commodities, growing risk appetite11 Apr 02:50 AM
OpinionBernard Hickey<i>Bernard Hickey</i>: How the foreign profit and interest drain has made us poorerEver wondered why it seems New Zealanders can't ever seem to get ahead despite apparent GDP growth?04 Apr 09:30 PM
BDBDEconomyKiwi may fall as US economy, greenback back in focusThe New Zealand dollar may fall this week, after Federal Reserve board members hinted that the US economy is recovering enough to end extraordinary support measures.28 Mar 01:30 AM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateBollard mulls options to prick future bubblesAlan Bollard has flagged a handful of tools he may use to help damp future asset and credit bubbles and maintain the stability of our financial system.24 Mar 11:30 PM
Opinion<i>Nick Smith</i>: When the pressure goes on - resistReviving Christchurch is a job for Government, not Alan Bollard.10 Mar 08:30 PM
Official Cash RateBanks slash mortgage rates after OCR cutBanks have slashed interest rates after the Official Cash Rate was cut to a record low of 2.5 per cent.10 Mar 12:50 AM
OpinionBrian Fallow<i>Brian Fallow: </i>This has to be the right callEnjoy the low interest rates while they last...09 Mar 09:15 PM
OpinionBernard Hickey<i>Bernard Hickey :</i> Bollard should have waitedThe Reserve Bank should have waited for more data on the true impact of the earthquake and put a bit more faith in the resilience of the New Zealand economy.09 Mar 08:40 PM
OpinionThe OCR review: what could happenWhat will Alan Bollard do tomorrow morning? Financial markets analyst Kevin O'Sullivan offers an opinion.08 Mar 11:30 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateNZ dollar treading water until OCR reviewThe New Zealand dollar will probably hold around 75 US cents until next Thursday as traders wait for the Reserve Bank to say whether it will cut the OCR.01 Mar 08:15 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateEarthquake flattens already weak economic outlook: NZIERThe economy will now barely grow at all in 2011, because of a "noxious mix" of spiking global petrol and food prices along with the impact of the second Christchurch earthquake, says NZIER.28 Feb 08:30 PM
Official Cash RateChristchurch earthquake to prompt OCR cut, says ASB economistAn ASB Bank economist says she expects Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard to cut the official cash rate by 50 basis points to 2.5 per cent in part due to the economic impact of the Christchurch earthquake.23 Feb 11:00 PM
Official Cash RateKiwi, interest rates plunge after Christchurch quakeThe kiwi dollar plunged nearly one US cent after today's Christchurch earthquake.22 Feb 04:00 AM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateForeign investors keep piling into NZ govt debtForeign investors boosted their share of government debt on issue last month to just shy of $28b, as the Crown borrows $300m a week to maintain its spending programme.14 Feb 08:15 PM
BDBDEconomyNZ dollar rises to week-high against poundThe New Zealand dollar rose to a week-high against the pound after Britain's economy unexpectedly shrank in the fourth quarter of last year.25 Jan 08:23 PM