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"Because we aren't adjusting thresholds regularly, fiscal drag means that inflation has affected the ordinary working New Zealanders quite substantially."

by Terry Baucher

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"This is the first time since the survey for September 2021 that all the inflation expectation results have come in under 3%."

by David Hargreaves

Alan Docherty

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'We saw periods where the margin got to zero on home loans,' ASB's Vittoria Shortt says

[updated]

ASB CEO Vittoria Shortt says bank's lending contraction evidence of an unusual, challenging time

15th Feb 24, 5:17pm

by Gareth Vaughan

ASB CEO Vittoria Shortt says bank's lending contraction evidence of an unusual, challenging time

Matt Comyn, CEO of CBA

'Intense competition' in NZ mortgage market worries top brass at ASB's Aussie parent bank

Pricing of NZ mortgage interest rates 'difficult to reconcile' and offers 'unsustainable returns', says CEO of ASB's Aussie parent bank CBA

20th Aug 23, 6:00am

by Gareth Vaughan

Pricing of NZ mortgage interest rates 'difficult to reconcile' and offers 'unsustainable returns', says CEO of ASB's Aussie parent bank CBA

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