Banking

"It does, however, seem extraordinary that the RBNZ Chief Economist and MPC member attended a Monetary Policy Review media briefing, sat at the front with his senior colleagues, and didn't utter a single word. "

by Gareth Vaughan

Property

"...total scheduled mortgage payments were $29.1b, slightly more than Statistics NZ's estimate of the $28.3b that people spent at supermarkets and grocery stores... "

by Greg Ninness

zero interest rates

Interest rates: The case for cutting them permanently to zero

Alexander Douglas weighs up the idea of permanently setting interest rates at zero

14th Aug 23, 10:17am

by Guest

Alexander Douglas weighs up the idea of permanently setting interest rates at zero

What happens if interest rates go to zero?

Geoff Simmons and Bernard Hickey discuss the options New Zealand has in a zero interest rate world

15th Oct 16, 9:27am

by Geoff Simmons

Geoff Simmons and Bernard Hickey discuss the options New Zealand has in a zero interest rate world