Interest rates

First home buyers asserting themselves
24 May 18, 3:52pm
David Hargreaves
61 comments
New monthly mortgage borrowing figures show a strong continuation of the relative honeymoon period first home buyers are enjoying after the Reserve Bank clampdown on lending to investors
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RBNZ details five potential unconventional monetary policy tools
24 May 18, 7:56am
Gareth Vaughan
50 comments
RBNZ says possibility of needing unconventional monetary policy tools 'higher than it ever was in history' meaning it needs to be ready just in case
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Politics now part of house owning assessments
22 May 18, 10:28am
David Chaston
40 comments
First home buyer affordability little changed in April, but those who bought a first home five years ago may be wise to assess whether it is time to move on and up
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Housing market confidence bounces back
22 May 18, 5:02am
David Hargreaves
176 comments
ASB Housing Confidence Survey finds expectations in the housing market have improved sharply after a post-election slump, and Auckland house price expectations have hit a 12-month high
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Major support line for the Kiwi dollar likely to hold firm
21 May 18, 8:24am
Guest
A relief bounce following the Budget comes as hedge fund book squaring stops the slide in the NZD and other selling forces run out of steam at US$0.6850
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Term deposit competition heats up
20 May 18, 10:05am
David Chaston
19 comments
Two banks announce special term deposit offers, both for terms less than one year, and both with rates that compare well with an 18 month term
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'Fonterra on the front foot'
16 May 18, 3:35pm
David Hargreaves
ASB economists expect Fonterra next week to give a 'healthy' milk price forecast of $6.50 or better for the new season
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The Co-op Bank comes to the party
15 May 18, 5:52pm
David Chaston
Only the major Aussie-owned banks now have a one year fixed home loan rate above 4.30%, as challenger banks set the pace for this popular term
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Mr and Mrs Exporter: Are you hedging the Kiwi dollar?
14 May 18, 8:29am
Guest
8 comments
Interpretation of Orr's first MPS has been unrealisticaly conservative, ignoring the realities of our economy, says James Riley. The most likely direction of the NZD is up
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Orr makes ‘easiest decision’ in more than a decade to keep OCR on hold
10 May 18, 1:07pm
Jason Walls
40 comments
The Reserve Bank Governor has already won over the bank economists with his new style of upfront and simple communication
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RBNZ says rate risk equally balanced between up or down
10 May 18, 9:10am
David Hargreaves
24 comments
Reserve Bank leaves Official Cash Rate unchanged at 1.75%; new Governor stresses that the next move could go either way
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More mortgage rate cuts
10 May 18, 9:05am
David Chaston
8 comments
ASB reduces two fixed home loan rates, taking its fixed three year offer to a market leading 4.79%. The Co-operative Bank also trims some rates
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A beast half-tamed
8 May 18, 7:25am
Guest
32 comments
Mercer's David Scobie says inflation may be lying low at the moment - but it is lurking
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Where to from here?
7 May 18, 9:02am
Roger J Kerr
Roger J Kerr analyses the likely range of trading for the Kiwi dollar in coming months and the reasons why
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Catalyst for a sell-off?
7 May 18, 8:22am
Roger J Kerr
26 comments
Roger J Kerr says NZ bonds are at risk of being sold off by foreign investors - and next week's Budget may be a trigger point
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Expectations high ahead of Orr’s first MPS
7 May 18, 7:19am
Jason Walls
3 comments
Although no one expects a change to the OCR, Thursday’s MPS will be the first for Governor Adrian Orr meaning even more tea-leaf reading than usual will go on during & after his press conference
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One up, one down
30 Apr 18, 5:31pm
David Chaston
1 comment
ANZ pulls out of its low one year home loan rate special, settling back into the middle of the pack. But it did reduce its highish two year rate, but to an undistinguished level
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Mortgage borrowing growth rate stable
30 Apr 18, 3:40pm
David Hargreaves
1 comment
The annual growth rate in the amount of mortgage money outstanding remained at 5.8% for the third month in a row, while non-bank lenders are experiencing a perceptible rise in mortgage lending
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'Brakes will go on household debt'
30 Apr 18, 1:42pm
David Hargreaves
11 comments
Westpac economists see Govt policies as acting to rein in household debt and providing scope for the Reserve Bank to further loosen lending restrictions
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First home buyers strong in the market
30 Apr 18, 11:16am
David Hargreaves
63 comments
The amount borrowed by first home buyers topped $900 mln last month - the first time this figure has been reached since the RBNZ started releasing mortgage borrower by type information in 2014
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30 Apr 18, 9:11am
More to Kiwi's plunge than meets the eye
30 Apr 18, 8:48am
A lot on the RBNZ's plate
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27 Apr 18, 8:38am
It's still doable for most first home buyers
219
23 Apr 18, 11:43am
The hot air escapes
23 Apr 18, 11:24am
Tracking the dead cat bounce
20 Apr 18, 4:36pm
Kiwibank goes long and lower
9
19 Apr 18, 11:02am
Inflation up 0.5% in the March quarter, 1.1% for the year
37
18 Apr 18, 4:24pm
Building a house 'more attractive than buying one'
23
18 Apr 18, 11:45am
Hot butter
7
16 Apr 18, 5:03pm
What would a 'normal' housing market look like?
53
16 Apr 18, 9:58am
Putting out the 'Not Welcome' mat
41
16 Apr 18, 9:35am
Clouds gather
13
13 Apr 18, 5:29pm
ANZ offers 4.25%
9
13 Apr 18, 9:59am
This week's guest Top 10
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13 Apr 18, 9:18am
Two banks drop their 2yr mortgage offers
8
11 Apr 18, 2:10pm
The revival of the first home buyer
71
9 Apr 18, 1:55pm
House prices and debt rein in consumer spending
49
9 Apr 18, 9:07am
Not seeing the risk
9 Apr 18, 8:47am
Where to invest?
5
4 Apr 18, 7:45am
Where to now for LVRs?
17
3 Apr 18, 2:10pm
TSB reduces 12 and 18 mth mortgage specials
3 Apr 18, 1:05pm
How different lenders' stress tests affect the amount you can borrow
9
3 Apr 18, 10:39am
End of the range?
3 Apr 18, 9:53am
Trade war fallout
4
29 Mar 18, 3:34pm
Growth in mortgage borrowing stabilises
4
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