Bollard chooses to be a spectator
Alan Bollard has warned about the economy's imbalances threatening any long term recovery, but he's done nothing about it.
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Bollard leaves interest rate steady at 2.5pc
The Reserve Bank has done what most market watchers were expecting this morning and left the official interest rate unchanged at 2.5 per cent.
Banks lending more to households, not businesses
Finance Minister Bill English is concerned that it appears banks have been reducing their lending to businesses.
<i>Dollar Outlook:</i> Kiwi may stay locked at 69c
The New Zealand dollar may be capped under US70 cents this week ahead of the central bank's monetary policy statement.
Bollard focus of high-stakes poker game
Most economists are picking Alan Bollard to leave the OCR unchanged this week, but they're looking carefully for any changes in rhetoric - how much does he think things are improving?
Bank: Staffer took cash for $3.5m home
A former ASB investment adviser was involved in a $3.5 million luxury property buy-up before he was fired.
Manufacturers call for sea change
The official cash rate is useless and policy is needed to focus on the importance of trade rather than the financial market, an inquiry was told today.