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![Inflation fall puts October rate cut on the cards - ASB](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Inflation fall puts October rate cut on the cards - ASB
As the inflation rate drops close to the target range, calls for early cuts are growing.
![Cost-of-living crisis over? Inflation stable in June quarter, annual rate down to 3.3%](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cost-of-living crisis over? Inflation stable in June quarter, annual rate down to 3.3%
Hopes were high for a decent fall in the official CPI inflation rate.
![Property Insider: How to still get $10k off a new house; apartment prices cut by 25%](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Property Insider: How to still get $10k off a new house; apartment prices cut by 25%
One company is offering eligible buyers money for deposits so they can afford a house.
![Liam Dann: Are we winning the inflation battle? Verdict due this week with CPI data out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Liam Dann: Are we winning the inflation battle? Verdict due this week with CPI data out
Consumer Price Index data should confirm whether November rate cut hopes are on the mark.
![Liam Dann: Economic optimism has broken out... should we be worried?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Liam Dann: Economic optimism has broken out... should we be worried?
OPINION: There's light at the end of the tunnel, what if it's a train?
![Major bank drops mortgage rates, term deposits](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Major bank drops mortgage rates, term deposits
The first bank moves to drop home loan rates after the Reserve Bank signals 'dovish' tone.
![Will the RBNZ's dovish pivot see mortgage and deposit rates start falling soon?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Will the RBNZ's dovish pivot see mortgage and deposit rates start falling soon?
Financial markets believe OCR could be cut as early as next month.
![OCR, migration, or benefits: Which is the biggest concern for our economy?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
OCR, migration, or benefits: Which is the biggest concern for our economy?
A series of stats out this week have collectively painted a bleak picture of the economy.
![Market close: Investors respond positively to Reserve Bank's OCR message](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Market close: Investors respond positively to Reserve Bank's OCR message
The S&P/NZX 50 Index turned around after the OCR was left on hold at 5.5%.
![Borrowers bet on RBNZ cutting rates sooner than it says it will](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Borrowers bet on RBNZ cutting rates sooner than it says it will
Six-month mortgage terms are rising in popularity.
![Inside Economics: Why is the RBNZ so negative - and is the divide in rate-cut forecasts credible?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Inside Economics: Why is the RBNZ so negative - and is the divide in rate-cut forecasts credible?
Also today: is the divide in rate-cut forecasts credible? Why is the RBNZ so negative?
![Lending limits: How they could impact banks' mortgage books](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lending limits: How they could impact banks' mortgage books
New restrictions could mean banks won't have a mortgage boom if interest rates drop.
![Mortgagee sales on the rise as homeowners 'let it all go too long'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mortgagee sales on the rise as homeowners 'let it all go too long'
Interest rates, insurance costs, council rates tip some homeowners into difficulty.
![OCR preview: No mercy – why RBNZ won't rush to soften its stance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
OCR preview: No mercy – why RBNZ won't rush to soften its stance
Economists expect a hawkish RBNZ update, despite growing expectations of early cuts.
![More hope for early rate cut as ASB economists change forecast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
More hope for early rate cut as ASB economists change forecast
Gloomy economy has lifted expectations for November rate cut.
![Retail spending slump nearly surpassing '80s sharemarket crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Retail spending slump nearly surpassing '80s sharemarket crash
Low activity overall, but some pick-up in the last few days of June.
![Inside Economics: Could synthetic milk sink the dairy industry?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Inside Economics: Could synthetic milk sink the dairy industry?
Could fake milk ruin our economy, and what should we make of the latest tech 'hype cycle'?
![Liam Dann: Don't let this tough economic cycle dim our national pride](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Liam Dann: Don't let this tough economic cycle dim our national pride
Opinion: We're not Switzerland or Ireland and we shouldn't try to be, says Liam Dann.
![Kiwibank predicts 'significant' interest rate cuts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwibank predicts 'significant' interest rate cuts
Economists say for most of us it's a matter of holding on.
![Editorial: Cause for optimism amid economic gloom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Cause for optimism amid economic gloom
OPINION: There's still cause for optimism, despite bad economic times.
!['Significant falls' in interest rates may lie ahead – ANZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Significant falls' in interest rates may lie ahead – ANZ
ANZ has downgraded its expectations for house price growth this year.