Macroprudential tools
Westpac launches new home loan option allowing first home buyers to use equity in a family member's house as their deposit
30th Jul 13, 8:46am
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Westpac launches new home loan option allowing first home buyers to use equity in a family member's house as their deposit
Steep decline in Nikkei kick-started ‘risk-off’ tone and sees NZ$ and A$ both weaker; Japan's share market down more than 8.5% since 19 July
30th Jul 13, 8:38am
Steep decline in Nikkei kick-started ‘risk-off’ tone and sees NZ$ and A$ both weaker; Japan's share market down more than 8.5% since 19 July
Opinion: The housing market seems set to be a big election issue - and that's definitely a bad thing
29th Jul 13, 2:14pm
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Opinion: The housing market seems set to be a big election issue - and that's definitely a bad thing
US FOMC meeting and US payrolls likely to determine sentiment toward the US$ and ‘riskier’ assets such as NZ$; BoE and ECB meet with rate announcements due
29th Jul 13, 7:48am
US FOMC meeting and US payrolls likely to determine sentiment toward the US$ and ‘riskier’ assets such as NZ$; BoE and ECB meet with rate announcements due
Labour would ban non-resident buying of existing properties in effort to take pressure off Auckland houses prices
29th Jul 13, 7:37am
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Labour would ban non-resident buying of existing properties in effort to take pressure off Auckland houses prices
A combination of US$ weakness and a more assertive tone in the OCR announcement has NZ$ surging ahead
26th Jul 13, 8:07am
A combination of US$ weakness and a more assertive tone in the OCR announcement has NZ$ surging ahead
Olly Newland recounts the ways to avoid LVR restrictions, and forecasts that stagnant rents are about to rise soon
25th Jul 13, 11:41am
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Olly Newland recounts the ways to avoid LVR restrictions, and forecasts that stagnant rents are about to rise soon
Notable volatility in trading when Chinese data was released but NZ$/A$ continued on steady upward path towards its highs in November 2008
25th Jul 13, 8:09am
Notable volatility in trading when Chinese data was released but NZ$/A$ continued on steady upward path towards its highs in November 2008
Banks continue to dampen mortgage lending ahead of anticipated RBNZ 'speed limits' on high loan to value lending
24th Jul 13, 4:13pm
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Banks continue to dampen mortgage lending ahead of anticipated RBNZ 'speed limits' on high loan to value lending
ANZ Property Investment Survey aims to find out where the housing market is heading in the next 12 months
24th Jul 13, 10:49am
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ANZ Property Investment Survey aims to find out where the housing market is heading in the next 12 months
Figures from economic research and analysis firm Infometrics show Auckland annual house rent growth is at a three-year low of 3%
24th Jul 13, 10:14am
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Figures from economic research and analysis firm Infometrics show Auckland annual house rent growth is at a three-year low of 3%
ASB chief economist predicts that Auckland house price inflation will remain in double digits until into 2015; sees national prices rising to 5.3x income by end of 2015
24th Jul 13, 5:14am
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ASB chief economist predicts that Auckland house price inflation will remain in double digits until into 2015; sees national prices rising to 5.3x income by end of 2015
Key says RBNZ's high LVR speed limit needed to slow future rise in interest rates and take 'steam' out of unsustainable Auckland house prices
23rd Jul 13, 9:28am
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Key says RBNZ's high LVR speed limit needed to slow future rise in interest rates and take 'steam' out of unsustainable Auckland house prices
90 seconds at 9 am: US home sales volumes fall; foreign capital flows out of China; Hong Kong struggles with macroprudential tools; NZ$1 = US$0.796, TWI = 75.1
23rd Jul 13, 8:44am
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90 seconds at 9 am: US home sales volumes fall; foreign capital flows out of China; Hong Kong struggles with macroprudential tools; NZ$1 = US$0.796, TWI = 75.1
ASB economists see RBNZ as bringing forward the time of its first official interest rate rise in response to the lower Kiwi dollar
22nd Jul 13, 2:36pm
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ASB economists see RBNZ as bringing forward the time of its first official interest rate rise in response to the lower Kiwi dollar
Opinion: The Government is happily setting out to subvert the purpose of the KiwiSaver scheme for its own short-term political gain
22nd Jul 13, 11:35am
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Opinion: The Government is happily setting out to subvert the purpose of the KiwiSaver scheme for its own short-term political gain
Housing Minister indicates changes will be made to make it easier for first-home buyers to access KiwiSaver funds for houses
21st Jul 13, 4:16pm
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Housing Minister indicates changes will be made to make it easier for first-home buyers to access KiwiSaver funds for houses
Bernard Hickey calls for some political support for RBNZ Governor Wheeler's attempts to slow down the housing market
21st Jul 13, 8:54am
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Bernard Hickey calls for some political support for RBNZ Governor Wheeler's attempts to slow down the housing market
Opinion: Is it politically tenable for the RBNZ to use its tool to crack down on low equity loans?
19th Jul 13, 4:55pm
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Opinion: Is it politically tenable for the RBNZ to use its tool to crack down on low equity loans?
Speculators positive on US$ as upbeat US economic data and more optimistic sentiment pulled US bond yields and equities higher
19th Jul 13, 8:23am
Speculators positive on US$ as upbeat US economic data and more optimistic sentiment pulled US bond yields and equities higher
ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence survey shows that young adults and first-home buyers are feeling much less confident about their lot
18th Jul 13, 1:50pm
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ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence survey shows that young adults and first-home buyers are feeling much less confident about their lot
NZ banks already clamping down on low deposit mortgages ahead of RBNZ speed limit; Brokers say approval times blow out; approval growth slumps from 17% to 3% in 8 weeks
18th Jul 13, 9:52am
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NZ banks already clamping down on low deposit mortgages ahead of RBNZ speed limit; Brokers say approval times blow out; approval growth slumps from 17% to 3% in 8 weeks
Bernanke’s testimony stresses any reduction in bond buying program is highly conditional on the strength of the US economy
18th Jul 13, 8:01am
Bernanke’s testimony stresses any reduction in bond buying program is highly conditional on the strength of the US economy
First-time buyers relying on family to get into houses; It's the only way in a 'crazy rising market', says Auckland mortgage broker
17th Jul 13, 10:24am
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First-time buyers relying on family to get into houses; It's the only way in a 'crazy rising market', says Auckland mortgage broker
Investors sell down US$ positions ahead of Bernanke's Congressional Testimony while the latest Fonterra auction has prices up 4.9% bolstering NZ$ sentiment
17th Jul 13, 8:22am
Investors sell down US$ positions ahead of Bernanke's Congressional Testimony while the latest Fonterra auction has prices up 4.9% bolstering NZ$ sentiment