Greek crisis descends into blame game
Greece is under mounting pressure to embark on a new wave of economic reforms, as its international creditors demand extra efforts.
Greece is under mounting pressure to embark on a new wave of economic reforms, as its international creditors demand extra efforts.
Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler will not seek a second term. Here he reflects on his time in the role.
Let's hope that whoever succeeds Graeme Wheeler as Reserve Bank governor next year does as good a job as he has.
The possibility that we may see a new Reserve Bank Governor before we see another move in the official cash rate could be the biggest
Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler is expected to move his lips when he delivers his Monetary Policy statement on Thursday, but not much else.
It is hard to understand why Finance Minister is wary about giving the Reserve Bank the power it wants to impose an income limit on house mortgage lending.
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A bombshell hit London this week: Mark Carney, the most powerful man in the British economy, will only be in his job until mid-2019.
The former leader of the UK Conservative Party, has warned the policies of central banks are pumping up stock markets and house prices.
The Reserve Bank is expected to hold fire from cutting interest rates next week until it can get a better steer on the inflation outlook
A former member of the Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee is questioning wide-spread expectations that interest rates will remain low.
COMMENT: Lowering cost of money and increasing the quantity of cash has become a tonic for every crisis but it doesn't restore an economy to robust health.
Governor Graeme Wheeler outlines why he doesn't see the need to take a slash and burn approach to interest rates.
A 2016 rate hike from the Fed is still under consideration, as the U.S. economy is close to meeting the central bank's goals.
Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler might be wondering right now what he has to do to move the needle on retail interest rates or the dollar.
HSBC has slashed its two year fixed home loan rate to a 50 year record low 3.79 per cent
COMMENT: Low inflation, low wage growth is creating asset bubbles, exacerbating inequality and driving instability, writes Liam Dann.
Higher fixed-term rates are not likely to deliver the funding boost that lenders are looking for, experts say.
COMMENT: Financial markets often don't do what we expect them to.
COMMENT: NZ's conservative approach leaves us vulnerable to low interest rates.
The Reserve Bank has delayed the start of changes to investor loan-to-value restrictions (LVRs) nationwide from 1 September to 1 October
The BNZ has followed in the footsteps of its Australian-owned rivals shaving a tiny fraction off its floating mortgage rate and boosting
COMMENT: There is little NZ can do about high dollar or inflation.
Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler talks to Liam Dann about the issues behind the rates cut decision.
Kiwibank is cutting 0.20 percentage points off its floating rate mortgages, while ANZ, ASB and Westpac will shave a smaller amount.
Westpac has now joined ANZ bank and cut mortgage rates after the Reserve Bank dropped the OCR this morning.
Labour housing spokesman Phil Twyford has called for a bank lending loophole to be closed, saying it is accidentally capturing people
COMMENT: Reserve Bank is expected to lower its base interest rate again but the target range puts it under undue pressure.
We might not trouble the top of the Olympic medal table but when it comes to bond yields New Zealand is leading the pack.