Interest rates

18 Sep 18, 10:03am

Economists note that economic growth slower than the central bank is predicting would see growing speculation of future interest rate cuts - but higher growth figures would curtail such speculation
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Going up and going down, trans-Tasman divergence

18 Sep 18, 5:00am

Gareth Vaughan

17 comments

Why are NZ banks cutting mortgage rates as Aussie banks hike them, and how long might this last?
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Chinese growth spurt

17 Sep 18, 9:30am

John Mauldin

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John Mauldin relates some short stories about positive events in China, which demonstrate that China has good news, and even some fabulously great news, much of it quite compelling
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In need of some positives

17 Sep 18, 8:40am

Roger J Kerr

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Roger J Kerr says exporters who budgeted US dollar export receipts at US70c and above now have the opportunity to significantly reduce future currency risk and lock-in company profitability over several years
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Going all-in on KiwiBuild

11 Sep 18, 11:17am

David Hargreaves

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As the Government stumbles from one crisis to another, it's looking for the flagship KiwiBuild programme to inject some stability and lead it in a more positive direction; the stakes are high
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Ballot for first KiwiBuild homes opens

10 Sep 18, 5:05pm

David Hargreaves

76 comments

Prime Minister says Govt is 'opening the door' for families locked out of home ownership
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China's command innovation

10 Sep 18, 9:18am

John Mauldin

21 comments

John Mauldin delves deep into China and concludes that if it’s possible for a centrally planned economy to achieve sustainable long-term growth, China will be the one to do it
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An unjustified hammering

10 Sep 18, 8:43am

Roger J Kerr

32 comments

Roger J Kerr says classifying the NZ and Aussie economies/currencies in the same mould as Turkey and Argentina would be a plainly ridiculous perspective that will not be sustainable
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What are we building and how has it changed?

8 Sep 18, 10:31am

Guest

40 comments

Auckland Council is consenting many more dwellings, especially smaller dwelling units. And building these will require a different type of construction worker, one already in hot demand
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Testing bank mortgage pricing practices

8 Sep 18, 9:31am

David Chaston

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David Chaston probes current bank margins to swap rates to check whether banks are using the latest falling interest rate environment to fatten their margins
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ASB cuts term deposit rates too

7 Sep 18, 11:15am

David Chaston

ASB trims a range of term deposit rates, in most cases matching their main rivals, focusing on terms of 18 months and longer
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Musings of a Reserve Bank Governor

7 Sep 18, 10:51am

Guest

24 comments

Long read: Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr on where the global economy has come from, where it's going, and why there's a need for longer-term thinking
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This week’s Top 10

7 Sep 18, 10:00am

Guest

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ASB Chief Economist Nick Tuffley examines the 'neutral' interest rate limbo dance, what history tells us about interest rates, the new neutral in NZ, the real limbo record, the struggle to be green & more
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Young and broke

6 Sep 18, 3:41pm

David Hargreaves

22 comments

Latest figures show sharp rise in the number of under-25s in this country declaring bankruptcy
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RBNZ’s risky assumption clouds OCR outlook

6 Sep 18, 1:25pm

Guest

8 comments

Brad Olsen of Infometrics argues there are clear reasons for the Reserve Bank to leave the Official Cash Rate unchanged over the next year
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Is the neutral OCR lower than the RBNZ believes it to be?

6 Sep 18, 9:27am

Gareth Vaughan

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ASB's economists suggest the neutral OCR is within a 2.5% to 3.5% range and could head lower with implications for borrowers, savers and policymakers
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How Trump could light a Federal Reserve time bomb

4 Sep 18, 11:53am

Patrick Watson

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Patrick Watson of Mauldin Economics probes how and why President Trump could fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell
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LVR shackles likely to remain

4 Sep 18, 8:09am

David Hargreaves

10 comments

David Hargreaves says surprisingly robust monthly mortgage figures suggest the RBNZ will put on hold indefinitely any further relaxation of lending limits
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Trade wrangles thump Kiwi dollar

3 Sep 18, 8:39am

Roger J Kerr

14 comments

Roger J Kerr says unless you firmly believe that the US dollar is about to take off and dairy prices are about to collapse, it is hard to fathom how forecasts of the NZ dollar falling to US60c will be proven to be accurate
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