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Darcy Ungaro: How long should you fix your mortgage?
OPINION: Darcy Ungaro’s easy guide to reading the signs of the economy.
'Double whammy': OCR cut delivers mortgage relief but potential job losses dampen mood
Interest rates are now expected to drop steeply into the new year.
Are you missing out on secret special interest rates?
Big discounts available to those who know how to get them, brokers say.
Market close: Mixed day for local stocks; Nvidia tumbles on US govt threat
The New Zealand sharemarket took a breather after a string of positive days.
Blow for homeowners: Interest rates set to stay higher for longer
Hopes of rates falling have been sucker-punched by moves in the wholesale market.
Why mortgage rates could soon be heading down
But it's likely borrowers will have to wait until next year to see some relief.
‘Be careful what you wish for’ as property market thaws out - economists
New mortgage lending up 7 per cent between August 2022 and August 2023.
Cooking the Books: What to do if you’re feeling the mortgage pain
When interest rates are so high, there are tactics to make the mortgage pain more bearable
Expensive mistakes to avoid when refixing your mortgage
Could end up costing you thousands of unnecessary dollars every year.
Bad news for home owners as rates tipped to rise higher
The market is pricing in expectations that more rate hikes are needed to beat inflation.
Why mortgage rates may have peaked despite big OCR hike
Fixed mortgage rates may have peaked despite the RBNZ's big OCR move.
US Fed hikes rate to highest level in four years
By raising borrowing rates, Fed makes it costlier to take out mortgages or car loans.
Cash rate takes a hike, but will your mortgage?
Worried about your mortgage? Don't jump to conclusions after rate hike, economist says.
Treasury paper warns more Government spending will hike interest rates
A Treasury paper has warned more Government spending would force higher interest rates.
Surging mortgage rates: Reserve Bank fears thousands of first-home buyers in trouble
Thousands of first home buyers could be in trouble as interest rates rise.
Fear of the Fed drives NZ bond yields higher
Bond yields have spiked higher ahead of the US Federal Reserve's meeting this week.
Editorial: Time for economy to take its medicine
OPINION: Our editorial picks interest rates to rise again next week...and keep rising.
'Double whammy' in 2022 as consumers face inflation and rising rates
Liam Dann talks to Fisher Funds' David McLeish about inflation and interest rates.
What rising interest rates and inflation will mean for NZ business in 2022
Companies will need to respond to short and long-term impacts, says PwC.