OCR
Margins between banks' carded fixed-term mortgage rates and swap rates drop to five-year low
9th Dec 13, 4:04pm
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Margins between banks' carded fixed-term mortgage rates and swap rates drop to five-year low
BNZ economists say a 50-basis-points rise in official interest rates is fully justified by the current growth in the economy
9th Dec 13, 3:00pm
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BNZ economists say a 50-basis-points rise in official interest rates is fully justified by the current growth in the economy
Never a dull moment for the NZ$; Dan Bell says 'behind the curve' Fed should, but won't, start tapering its money printing this month
9th Dec 13, 2:31pm
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Never a dull moment for the NZ$; Dan Bell says 'behind the curve' Fed should, but won't, start tapering its money printing this month
Roger J Kerr says short-term interest rates will be increasing sooner and in larger jumps in 2014 if the NZ dollar depreciates
9th Dec 13, 12:45pm
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Roger J Kerr says short-term interest rates will be increasing sooner and in larger jumps in 2014 if the NZ dollar depreciates
Roger J Kerr says a frustrated RBNZ will delay OCR hikes while the NZD is this high
9th Dec 13, 12:35pm
Roger J Kerr says a frustrated RBNZ will delay OCR hikes while the NZD is this high
Roger J Kerr says surging capacity utilisation portends an inflation burst. Get ready for OCR rate hikes
2nd Dec 13, 6:20pm
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Roger J Kerr says surging capacity utilisation portends an inflation burst. Get ready for OCR rate hikes
Roger J Kerr sees the NZD falling below US$0.80 as it is dragged lower by our Tasman cousins
2nd Dec 13, 6:11pm
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Roger J Kerr sees the NZD falling below US$0.80 as it is dragged lower by our Tasman cousins
RBNZ figures show there were 6523 mortgages approved last week - the most since lending limits came into force in October
27th Nov 13, 3:28pm
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RBNZ figures show there were 6523 mortgages approved last week - the most since lending limits came into force in October
NZIER says Auckland needs only 8000 new houses a year and not the targeted 13,000
27th Nov 13, 12:02pm
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NZIER says Auckland needs only 8000 new houses a year and not the targeted 13,000
ANZ economists see possibility of Reserve Bank lifting official interest rates early
25th Nov 13, 4:15pm
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ANZ economists see possibility of Reserve Bank lifting official interest rates early
Roger J Kerr says borrowers have finally realised that short-term interest rates in New Zealand are now more likely to increase by 2% over the next 18 months
25th Nov 13, 11:27am
Roger J Kerr says borrowers have finally realised that short-term interest rates in New Zealand are now more likely to increase by 2% over the next 18 months
Roger J Kerr says the verbal intervention from the RBA last week shows they prefer a lower currency over lower interest rates
25th Nov 13, 11:02am
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Roger J Kerr says the verbal intervention from the RBA last week shows they prefer a lower currency over lower interest rates
BNZ chief economist Tony Alexander believes some home owners might be complacent about how far interest rates are set to rise
21st Nov 13, 9:05am
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BNZ chief economist Tony Alexander believes some home owners might be complacent about how far interest rates are set to rise
Roger J Kerr says the US bond and currency markets are making life tough for the RBNZ Governor
18th Nov 13, 2:05pm
Roger J Kerr says the US bond and currency markets are making life tough for the RBNZ Governor
Roger J Kerr says NZ dollar gains to AU$0.89 over this past week appear over-cooked and prone to reversal
18th Nov 13, 2:00pm
Roger J Kerr says NZ dollar gains to AU$0.89 over this past week appear over-cooked and prone to reversal
Opinion: We may have already seen conclusive evidence that LVRs have hit the housing market - we just don't realise it yet
14th Nov 13, 12:30pm
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Opinion: We may have already seen conclusive evidence that LVRs have hit the housing market - we just don't realise it yet
Roger J Kerr says the future direction for our interest rates is now well signaled; expect them to 1% higher in one year's time
11th Nov 13, 2:00pm
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Roger J Kerr says the future direction for our interest rates is now well signaled; expect them to 1% higher in one year's time
Roger J Kerr says the stronger US economic signals will see the NZD lower vs the USD despite our own strengthening domestic economy
11th Nov 13, 12:59pm
Roger J Kerr says the stronger US economic signals will see the NZD lower vs the USD despite our own strengthening domestic economy
ASB's latest housing confidence survey finds that limits on high loan-to-value lending have dented confidence in the Auckland housing market
5th Nov 13, 5:05am
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ASB's latest housing confidence survey finds that limits on high loan-to-value lending have dented confidence in the Auckland housing market
Roger J Kerr says record low mortgage rates and high milk powder prices are behind our economic resurgence, aligning our stars
4th Nov 13, 11:37am
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Roger J Kerr says record low mortgage rates and high milk powder prices are behind our economic resurgence, aligning our stars
Roger J Kerr sees the recent NZD fall as no surprise in the context of the bigger market moves of the USD
4th Nov 13, 11:18am
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Roger J Kerr sees the recent NZD fall as no surprise in the context of the bigger market moves of the USD
How will New Zealand households find the NZ$50 bln needed to build 100,000 new homes in the next 3 years?
2nd Nov 13, 11:23pm
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How will New Zealand households find the NZ$50 bln needed to build 100,000 new homes in the next 3 years?
Bernard Hickey looks at what the Reserve Bank's OCR decision means for mortgage rates and house prices
31st Oct 13, 1:00pm
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Bernard Hickey looks at what the Reserve Bank's OCR decision means for mortgage rates and house prices
RBNZ holds OCR, but says high NZ$ gives it flexibility on timing and size of rate hikes likely in 2014
31st Oct 13, 9:07am
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RBNZ holds OCR, but says high NZ$ gives it flexibility on timing and size of rate hikes likely in 2014
A couple of economists would go for hikes in official interest rate rises right now
30th Oct 13, 1:05am
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A couple of economists would go for hikes in official interest rate rises right now