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After three straight years of building back term deposit balances, savers took a break in 2025. Lower rate offers and better alternatives caused the pause

After three straight years of building back term deposit balances, savers took a break in 2025. Lower rate offers and better alternatives caused the pause

Kiwibank's final fixed home loan rate changes set it as the bank with the lowest six month rate, and the highest three year rate, otherwise similar to its main rivals

Kiwibank's final fixed home loan rate changes set it as the bank with the lowest six month rate, and the highest three year rate, otherwise similar to its main rivals

Could the Reserve Bank's new capital settings be a slow burning catalyst for big bank credit rating upgrades?

Could the Reserve Bank's new capital settings be a slow burning catalyst for big bank credit rating upgrades?

Another large bank hikes most fixed home loan rates, cuts its six month one, and makes wide changes to term deposit rates, adding to the tightening credit conditions. BNZ and TSB follow

Another large bank hikes most fixed home loan rates, cuts its six month one, and makes wide changes to term deposit rates, adding to the tightening credit conditions. BNZ and TSB follow

Regulatory capital changes for banks will reduce their funding costs and bolster credit availability, RBNZ says

Regulatory capital changes for banks will reduce their funding costs and bolster credit availability, RBNZ says

ANZ, our biggest mortgage lender, raises most fixed home loan rates, but cuts its 6 month one. It also raises TD rates for 1 year & longer

ANZ, our biggest mortgage lender, raises most fixed home loan rates, but cuts its 6 month one. It also raises TD rates for 1 year & longer

Economists are suggesting the RBNZ should provide some guidance on its thinking on interest rates perhaps even ahead of the next Official Cash Rate review, which is not till late February

Economists are suggesting the RBNZ should provide some guidance on its thinking on interest rates perhaps even ahead of the next Official Cash Rate review, which is not till late February

The year is ending with selected banks raising longer term deposit rates. The latest is state-owned Kiwibank whose one year TD rate now easily eclipses their big Aussie bank rivals

The year is ending with selected banks raising longer term deposit rates. The latest is state-owned Kiwibank whose one year TD rate now easily eclipses their big Aussie bank rivals

GDP figures out in the coming week will likely show a bounce-back in economic activity in the September quarter - but much interest will centre around revisions to the figures for earlier quarters and whether the 'June swoon' really happened

GDP figures out in the coming week will likely show a bounce-back in economic activity in the September quarter - but much interest will centre around revisions to the figures for earlier quarters and whether the 'June swoon' really happened

The Co-operative Bank matches Westpac with steep hikes in longer term fixed mortgage rates, but a cut for its 6 month rate to the market's lowest. It also raised long-term TD rates

The Co-operative Bank matches Westpac with steep hikes in longer term fixed mortgage rates, but a cut for its 6 month rate to the market's lowest. It also raised long-term TD rates

The Red Bank hikes some fixed home loan rates by 30 basis points citing recent swap rate movements, also raises some term deposit rates by a similar amount

The Red Bank hikes some fixed home loan rates by 30 basis points citing recent swap rate movements, also raises some term deposit rates by a similar amount

ANZ chief economist says the improvement in sentiment 'is rooted in an improvement in experienced activity, not just hope'

ANZ chief economist says the improvement in sentiment 'is rooted in an improvement in experienced activity, not just hope'

Stats NZ reports a $472 million inflation-adjusted, seasonally-adjusted increase in volume of retail sales in September quarter with the increase dominated by rises in electronic goods and motor vehicle sales

Stats NZ reports a $472 million inflation-adjusted, seasonally-adjusted increase in volume of retail sales in September quarter with the increase dominated by rises in electronic goods and motor vehicle sales

Future moves in the OCR will depend on how the outlook for medium-term inflation and the economy evolve, the Reserve Bank says; ASB says barring 'nasty surprises' the RBNZ looks 'on hold' now

Future moves in the OCR will depend on how the outlook for medium-term inflation and the economy evolve, the Reserve Bank says; ASB says barring 'nasty surprises' the RBNZ looks 'on hold' now

Electronic cards data for October shows that apart from rises in fuel and consumables spending, seasonally adjusted retail spending was on a downward path again

Electronic cards data for October shows that apart from rises in fuel and consumables spending, seasonally adjusted retail spending was on a downward path again