Macroprudential tools
Expected Australian regulatory crackdown on interest only loans to property investors seen hitting Westpac hardest
3rd Dec 14, 4:00pm
Expected Australian regulatory crackdown on interest only loans to property investors seen hitting Westpac hardest
RBNZ's Wheeler looks at success of inflation targeting after 25 years; restates that NZ$ unjustifiably high; says Macro-Prudential policy needed to prevent asset booms
1st Dec 14, 10:38am
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RBNZ's Wheeler looks at success of inflation targeting after 25 years; restates that NZ$ unjustifiably high; says Macro-Prudential policy needed to prevent asset booms
RBNZ seen potentially introducing another macro-prudential tool to try and rein in housing market building a new head of steam
27th Nov 14, 2:08pm
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RBNZ seen potentially introducing another macro-prudential tool to try and rein in housing market building a new head of steam
Gareth Vaughan argues the RBNZ's LVR 'speed limit' policy stacks up favourably against its hysterical opposition
17th Nov 14, 4:31pm
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Gareth Vaughan argues the RBNZ's LVR 'speed limit' policy stacks up favourably against its hysterical opposition
Opinion: A year on from their introduction, the RBNZ's controversial high LVR home loan speed limits are working
2nd Oct 14, 5:00am
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Opinion: A year on from their introduction, the RBNZ's controversial high LVR home loan speed limits are working
Kirdan Lees on the skills to pay the bills, 7 reasons why Aussie house prices are so high, blast off for US interest rates? Dude, where's my inflation?
22nd Sep 14, 10:17am
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Kirdan Lees on the skills to pay the bills, 7 reasons why Aussie house prices are so high, blast off for US interest rates? Dude, where's my inflation?
Lenders should ensure borrowers will be able to service mortgages if interest rates rise significantly, RBNZ says
10th Sep 14, 5:00am
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Lenders should ensure borrowers will be able to service mortgages if interest rates rise significantly, RBNZ says
Deputy Governor Grant Spencer suggests RBNZ's plans for the future of its LVR restrictions will be revealed in its next Financial Stability Report
25th Jul 14, 5:00am
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Deputy Governor Grant Spencer suggests RBNZ's plans for the future of its LVR restrictions will be revealed in its next Financial Stability Report
Removal of requirement for Kiwibank 'double dipping' for capital requirements, and alignment with big 4, cheered by state owned bank
7th Jul 14, 4:30pm
Removal of requirement for Kiwibank 'double dipping' for capital requirements, and alignment with big 4, cheered by state owned bank
Monday's Top 10: Kirdan Lees on tweeting economists, happiness indices vs GDP, Janet Yellen, US fuel efficiency, GDP flaws, optimal immigration, Dilbert & more
7th Jul 14, 10:30am
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Monday's Top 10: Kirdan Lees on tweeting economists, happiness indices vs GDP, Janet Yellen, US fuel efficiency, GDP flaws, optimal immigration, Dilbert & more
NZIER says Bank of England's new tool to manage financial stability is better than RBNZ's high LVR limits which don't take into account households’ long-term ability to service debt
2nd Jul 14, 11:53am
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NZIER says Bank of England's new tool to manage financial stability is better than RBNZ's high LVR limits which don't take into account households’ long-term ability to service debt
Mieke Welvaert thinks unintended consequences of the RBNZ's LVR policy could involve borrower self regulation and lender wariness of new regulatory restrictions
17th Jun 14, 9:20am
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Mieke Welvaert thinks unintended consequences of the RBNZ's LVR policy could involve borrower self regulation and lender wariness of new regulatory restrictions
QV says house prices rose, but annual growth slowed to 8.2% from 8.4% in past month; average price edges up to $471.8k; Auckland prices up 13.1%
6th Jun 14, 12:00pm
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QV says house prices rose, but annual growth slowed to 8.2% from 8.4% in past month; average price edges up to $471.8k; Auckland prices up 13.1%
Barfoot & Thompson May sales down 13.6% on a year ago; median price up in month to $645k from $619.5k in April
5th Jun 14, 9:25am
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Barfoot & Thompson May sales down 13.6% on a year ago; median price up in month to $645k from $619.5k in April
In wake of Bank of England talk of limiting mortgage to income multiples, RBNZ points to May 2013 comments that it may look at debt servicing limits in future
4th Jun 14, 3:15pm
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In wake of Bank of England talk of limiting mortgage to income multiples, RBNZ points to May 2013 comments that it may look at debt servicing limits in future
Banks will need to tread carefully if the RBNZ removes LVR restrictions on home loans, new BNZ CEO Anthony Healy says
23rd May 14, 12:28pm
Banks will need to tread carefully if the RBNZ removes LVR restrictions on home loans, new BNZ CEO Anthony Healy says
Reserve Bank says the 11% fall in house sales volumes from October to March was ahead of its expectations for the first 12 months of LVRs
14th May 14, 11:11am
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Reserve Bank says the 11% fall in house sales volumes from October to March was ahead of its expectations for the first 12 months of LVRs
Opinion: The Reserve Bank might have just passed up its best opportunity to remove restrictions on low deposit lending
13th May 14, 10:54am
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Opinion: The Reserve Bank might have just passed up its best opportunity to remove restrictions on low deposit lending
RBNZ Deputy Governor: 'Earliest date' for beginning to remove restrictions on low deposit lending will be late this year
9th May 14, 8:48am
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RBNZ Deputy Governor: 'Earliest date' for beginning to remove restrictions on low deposit lending will be late this year
QV says annual house price growth slowed to 8.4% from 8.8% in past month; average price edges up to $468.4k; Auckland prices up 13.9%
8th May 14, 12:00pm
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QV says annual house price growth slowed to 8.4% from 8.8% in past month; average price edges up to $468.4k; Auckland prices up 13.9%
Barfoot & Thompson sales down 23.6% on a year ago in Easter-disrupted month; median price down 5% on a month ago at $619.5k
5th May 14, 11:23am
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Barfoot & Thompson sales down 23.6% on a year ago in Easter-disrupted month; median price down 5% on a month ago at $619.5k
Opinion: The Reserve Bank looks very likely to ease up on the banks' mortgage lending restrictions to low deposit house buyers
5th May 14, 8:23am
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Opinion: The Reserve Bank looks very likely to ease up on the banks' mortgage lending restrictions to low deposit house buyers
Labour proposes new Variable Savings Rate tool for Reserve Bank and extra objective in Reserve Bank Act to target current account surplus
29th Apr 14, 8:01am
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Labour proposes new Variable Savings Rate tool for Reserve Bank and extra objective in Reserve Bank Act to target current account surplus
US academic says targeted rather than nationwide response to rising Auckland house prices would be 'prudent'
9th Apr 14, 2:29pm
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US academic says targeted rather than nationwide response to rising Auckland house prices would be 'prudent'
Economic forecaster Infometrics picks 14% house price inflation in 2015-16