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Interest rates tipped to rise despite CPI dip
Economists expect the Reserve Bank will raise interest rates further late this month, despite lower than expected inflation figures.

Property prices firm up in June, but turnover low
House prices firmed up last month, but turnover stayed low said the Real Estate Institute.

Kiwibank growth slows
Kiwibank had slowing growth and shrinking margins in the March quarter, says KPMG.

Kiwibank follows rivals with big mortgage rate cuts
Kiwibank, which led its rivals in cutting two-year fixed home loan rates last week, has now followed them by reducing its three, four and five year rates.

House prices will fall: economists
Westpac economists expect house prices to fall about 2 per cent this year and another 2 per cent next year.

Rents will rise as house prices fall, says Westpac
House prices will fall gently for the next two years before levelling out, says a leading bank economist.

South Canty Finance changes prospectus after Hubbard fraud probe
Sth Canterbury Finance has stopped accepting deposits while it changes its prospectus.

Hubbard hits back at 'misguided' Govt action
Hubbard is defending his actions, while one investor says he had been told he was investing in a "trust fund".

<i>Mary Holm</i>: Sell or rent? Look at the big picture
Personal finance writer Mary Holm shares her best advice and tips.

ANZ, National Bank raise interest rates
ANZ and National Bank have announced increases to their variable mortgage and savings account rates of around 25 basis points.

ASB lifts interest rates - first bank to move
ASB Bank has become the first big bank to lift its interest rates - and it says there are more to come.

Banks behind rural property stagnation - REINZ
The rural property sector remains stagnant because prices and sales are being dictated by banks, REINZ says.

<i>Bernard Hickey: </i> Why house prices will fall 15 per cent
New Zealand's housing market is running out of puff.

OCR up, mortgages to rise $10 a week
The average floating mortgage is expected to rise by $10 a week after the Reserve Bank lifted the OCR for the first time since 2007.

<i>Brian Fallow :</i> A lot of assumptions in OCR move
For borrowers the Reserve Bank's statement makes dispiriting reading...

<i>Inside Money:</i> This account is overdue
Inside Money:Why are the rich just as tardy with bills as the poor?