Official Cash RateSigns of a Reserve Bank rate-rise pullback?Some economists are interpreting talk by Governor Graeme Wheeler that the Reserve Bank may intervene in the foreign exchange market.07 May 05:00 PM
Official Cash RateAuckland house prices, sales slumpThe average Auckland house sale price and volumes achieved by the city's biggest real estate agency dropped from $725,708 in March to $708,603 last month.05 May 02:25 AM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Labour's plan a subtly blunt instrumentWhat we got from Labour's finance spokesman David Parker on Tuesday was a much broader economic policy than that would imply, writes Brian Fallow.30 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Flaws in Labour's inflation planIf Labour finance spokesman David Parker is proposing a job swap with the Reserve Bank Governor he should say so, writes Fran O'Sullivan.29 Apr 05:00 PM
Official Cash RateLVR rules slowed price risesMortgage-lending rules introduced last October appear to have helped slow the speed of rising house prices, the Reserve Bank said yesterday.29 Apr 05:00 PM
Official Cash RateGovernor flags dollar in thinking on rate risesHow fast and how far interest rates rise will depend in part on the exchange rate, says the Reserve Bank.24 Apr 04:15 PM
Official Cash RateRate rise still on, economists sayAnother rise in the official cash rate next week remains a done deal, economists say, despite weaker-than-expected inflation in the March quarter.16 Apr 04:15 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateChina propels migration to 10-year highNew Zealand's inbound migration rose to a 10-year high last month, as China overtook the UK to become the biggest source of net migrants for the first time in a decade.20 Mar 11:45 PM
OpinionBernard HickeyBernard Hickey: Reserve Bank needs all the mates it can getThere's nothing like an interest rate increase and the promise of many more to focus the mind.15 Mar 04:30 PM
Official Cash RateReserve Bank boss sets out plan to ensure inflation does not destroy recovery15 Mar 02:13 AM
Official Cash RateGrab low rates, say brokersMortgage brokers are urging borrowers to fix the interest rates on their loans and say it's not too late despite an expected increase in the official cash rate tomorrow.11 Mar 04:30 PM
Official Cash RateLoans plan impact low: economistThe impact of the Reserve Bank's curbs on mortgage lending at high loan-to-value ratios (LVRs) on the housing market has been pretty modest so far.05 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Labour must drop monetary madnessThe economy is not suddenly perfect just because the economic cycle has turned for the better, writes Liam Dann. There is still serious work to be done,02 Mar 04:30 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateWheeler: Inflationary pressures 'important risk' to pace of growthRising inflation poses a threat to NZ's growth and warrant a return to more normal interest rates, Graeme Wheeler says.31 Jan 12:54 AM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateRate rise in March - bank on itThe OCR has been left unchanged this morning, making a March hike now 'a near certainty' according to one economist.29 Jan 09:40 PM
Official Cash RateRight time to lift OCR: shadow boardThe NZIER shadow board believes the Reserve Bank should raise the official cash rate when it reviews it tomorrow.28 Jan 04:30 PM
Official Cash RateSupport grows for Reserve Bank to raise OCRThe NZIER shadow board believes the Reserve Bank should leave the official cash rate on hold at 2.5 per cent when it reviews it tomorrow.10 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Reserve Bank right to heed concern over new homesEditorial: The Reserve Bank is sailing on largely uncharted sails with its restrictions on low-deposit home loans.10 Dec 04:30 PM
Official Cash RateReserve Bank buckles on loan rulesNew rules restricting low deposit home loans will now not apply to new home builds, says the Reserve Bank.09 Dec 11:14 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Home buyers beware - rates are set to riseBorrowers need to be aware that current market pricing implies a rise in interest rates of around 2 percentage points over the next two years, writes Brian Fallow.04 Dec 08:30 PM
Official Cash RateLow deposit lending halvedThe share of new mortgage lending going to borrowers with low deposits halved in October, the first month in which the Reserve Bank's curbs on such loans applied.27 Nov 11:22 PM
Official Cash RateLVR limits ease pressureLending restrictions are starting to ease the pressure on the property market but first-home buyers are still finding it tough as prices and interest rates creep up.26 Nov 06:28 AM
Official Cash RateHousing affordability worsensDespite the introduction of the Reserve Bank's lending restrictions, home affordability has continued to worsen according to a new report.25 Nov 09:20 PM
Official Cash RateNZ savings rate key to lower dollar - Reserve BankRaising savings is the best way to sustainably take pressure off the exchange rate, says Reserve Bank assistant governor John McDermott.22 Nov 03:59 AM
Official Cash RateEnglish tackles LVR criticsA fall in the number of first-home buyers is plaguing Australia too - evidence, the Finance Minister says, that it's not the Reserve Bank's mortgage restrictions.18 Nov 04:30 PM
Official Cash RateRules won't slow building: WheelerThe Reserve Bank doubts its curbs on mortgage lending at high loan-to-value ratios will have a material counter-productive effect on house building.13 Nov 04:30 PM
