Wholesale Interest Rates

Another week, more geopolitical risk, and solid moves up for wholesale interest rates. The recent stability of fixed mortgage rates seems ready to give way to a new push higher, despite lackluster housing demand

Another week, more geopolitical risk, and solid moves up for wholesale interest rates. The recent stability of fixed mortgage rates seems ready to give way to a new push higher, despite lackluster housing demand

Following the RBNZ's rate hike and bank pass-throughs to floating rates, attention now turns to pressures on home loan fixed rates where pressures are building too

Following the RBNZ's rate hike and bank pass-throughs to floating rates, attention now turns to pressures on home loan fixed rates where pressures are building too

Independent global economic researchers Capital Economics say despite their expectation the RBNZ will slash the OCR to just 2.25% in 2025 the housing market price recovery will be 'muted'

Independent global economic researchers Capital Economics say despite their expectation the RBNZ will slash the OCR to just 2.25% in 2025 the housing market price recovery will be 'muted'

US bond traders are betting a Trump election win will push interest rates higher as both candidates propose big defict spending

US bond traders are betting a Trump election win will push interest rates higher as both candidates propose big defict spending

David Hargreaves says the Reserve Bank will ultimately decide where interest rates go and at what speed. But what will it decide?

David Hargreaves says the Reserve Bank will ultimately decide where interest rates go and at what speed. But what will it decide?

Why ASIC's probe of ANZ Group actions and the FMA's investigations into potential market manipulation matter

Why ASIC's probe of ANZ Group actions and the FMA's investigations into potential market manipulation matter

'We see recent falls in mortgage rates as more about preventing a deeper correction in house prices than providing the fuel for an immediate lurch higher'

'We see recent falls in mortgage rates as more about preventing a deeper correction in house prices than providing the fuel for an immediate lurch higher'

Now that interest rates are officially on the way down, David Hargreaves has a crunch of some numbers that might help us to determine when the economy will pick up again

Now that interest rates are officially on the way down, David Hargreaves has a crunch of some numbers that might help us to determine when the economy will pick up again

BNZ's chief economist says mortgage holders have shortened up the terms of their fixed-rate borrowing 'much more so' than before previous Official Cash Rate easing cycles

BNZ's chief economist says mortgage holders have shortened up the terms of their fixed-rate borrowing 'much more so' than before previous Official Cash Rate easing cycles

Kiwibank economists think there should be a fall in New Zealand's wholesale interest rates after this week's Official Cash Rate announcement

Kiwibank economists think there should be a fall in New Zealand's wholesale interest rates after this week's Official Cash Rate announcement

Team Transitory made a comeback this week as commodity prices fell to pre-war levels and inflationary expectations sagged. Bernard Hickey explains why he's still a paid up Team Transitory member

Team Transitory made a comeback this week as commodity prices fell to pre-war levels and inflationary expectations sagged. Bernard Hickey explains why he's still a paid up Team Transitory member

Given the 'massive divergence' currently between the US Fed and our RBNZ, Kiwibank economists see the Kiwi dollar surging

Given the 'massive divergence' currently between the US Fed and our RBNZ, Kiwibank economists see the Kiwi dollar surging

Misconceptions on what drives the NZ economy

Misconceptions on what drives the NZ economy