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![<i>Brian Fallow :</i> Bollard gives clear signal of 2011 rates move](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Brian Fallow :</i> Bollard gives clear signal of 2011 rates move
Alan Bollard has given a pretty clear signal he expects to start raising interest rates before...
![Currency jawbone, steady OCR tipped for Bollard](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Currency jawbone, steady OCR tipped for Bollard
Alan Bollard may signal his disapproval of the high kiwi dollar when he releases his monetary policy statement next week.
![More insurance bailouts possible: Reserve Bank](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
More insurance bailouts possible: Reserve Bank
More insurance companies may require bailouts as a result of the Christchurch earthquakes.
![NZ house prices overvalued says IMF](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ house prices overvalued says IMF
New Zealand house prices appear to be overvalued by up to 25 per cent, the International Monetary Fund says.
![Floating mortgages now over 50pc of all NZ home loans](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Floating mortgages now over 50pc of all NZ home loans
More than half of New Zealand's $168.2b of mortgages are now on floating rates, says the Reserve Bank.
![Bollard holds OCR steady at 2.5pc](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bollard holds OCR steady at 2.5pc
Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard has held interest rates steady at 2.5pc and says there's no need to raise them any time soon.
![New signs of 'two speed' property market - report](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New signs of 'two speed' property market - report
A new affordability report shows lower interest rates and house prices made it easier for first-home buyers to get into the market.
![<i>Bernard Hickey</i>: How the foreign profit and interest drain has made us poorer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Bernard Hickey</i>: How the foreign profit and interest drain has made us poorer
Ever wondered why it seems New Zealanders can't ever seem to get ahead despite apparent GDP growth?