BDBDOfficial Cash RateBollard leaves OCR steadyAlan Bollard has left the OCR unchanged at 2.5pc. The pick-up in economy may drive an early rate hike next year.09 Dec 08:36 PM
Official Cash RateBollard leaves OCR steadyInterest rates have been left on hold by the Reserve Bank this morning.09 Dec 08:31 PM
Official Cash Rate<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Bollard takes his standReserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard today gave himself wiggle room to raise the OCR earlier than previously indicated.09 Dec 08:20 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash Rate<i>Dollar Outlook: </i> Kiwi faces tough week ahead of Bollard statement07 Dec 01:45 AM
Official Cash RateReserve Bank likely to keep OCR steadyThe Reserve Bank is expected to leave both its official cash rate and its message unchanged when it delivers its monetary policy statement on Thursday.06 Dec 03:00 PM
Official Cash RateInterest rates tipped to stay on holdOfficial interest rates are likely to stay on hold next week, says Deutsche Bank economist Darren Gibbs. 02 Dec 12:00 AM
Official Cash RateRates rise as Aussie upswing continuesAustralia's central bank has raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point for an unprecedented third straight month.01 Dec 03:00 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash Rate<i>Currency:</i> Kiwi may gain as Dubai concerns ease, Fonterra sells powder30 Nov 01:15 AM
Official Cash RateTreasury calls for cuts as Labour speaks out on monetary policyTreasury released a paper yesterday arguing that cuts to Government spending would take pressure off interest rates and the dollar.19 Nov 03:00 PM
Official Cash RateReserve Bank policy targets don't work - GoffLabour leader Phil Goff announces the end of the political consensus around the policy targets and tools of the Reserve Bank.18 Nov 09:58 PM
EconomyTreasury outlines options for economyTreasury has painted a bleak picture of an under-performing New Zealand economy and outlined some tough choices for the Government.18 Nov 08:00 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash Rate<i>Dollar outlook:</i> Kiwi may fall further amid rising risk aversionThe NZ dollar may keep falling this week as investors get jittery about the speed and strength of the global recovery .02 Nov 01:00 AM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateKiwi dollar tumbles as US confidence slidesThe New Zealand dollar has tumbled amid renewed concerns the global recovery may take longer than previously thought.01 Nov 09:30 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateOCR steady, early hike ruled outThe Reserve Bank has left official interest rates unchanged at 2.5 per cent this morning, while confirming they are not likely to rise till the second half of next year.28 Oct 09:18 PM
Official Cash RateOCR stays steady, no change till late 2010Interest rates have been left on hold by the Reserve Bank this morning, with governor Alan Bollard confirming again that he intends to keep them low till "the latter part of 2010".28 Oct 08:07 PM
OpinionBrian Fallow<i>Brian Fallow</i>: Lucky country moving further out of reachHow can we expect an Australian standard of living when their productivity is about 40 per cent higher than ours, asks Brian Fallow.28 Oct 03:00 PM