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Unemployment tipped to hit new low despite lockdown
A stronger labour market puts more pressure on the Reserve Bank to lift interest rates.
A stronger labour market puts more pressure on the Reserve Bank to lift interest rates.
EDITORIAL: Higher inflation means Kiwis need to brace for higher interest rates.
The bank's economist are now picking six rapid-fire 25 basis point rises to next August.
The strength of inflation data has economists worried that rates may need to rise faster.
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A rate hike now, as pandemic bites, is unsettling but hints at bigger problems to come.
Borrowers are going to have to divert more money towards paying their mortgages.
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OPINION: Interest rate hikes will most likely be slower than expected.
The country could afford to stay at Level 4 longer, but many Auckland businesses didn't.
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I might question if the aggressive rhetoric is designed to engineer higher mortgage rates.
The underlying strength of the economy in the past 18 months offers some comfort.
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The Reserve Bank says the housing party is over.
House building at record high levels, mortgage interest rates rising.
Markets are betting that rates aren't on hold for long - we should hope they are right.
"There's a shared view that house price growth has been unsustainable," Robertson said.
The Reserve Bank is keeping the Official Cash Rate at 0.25 per cent for now.