Alex Tarrant

About

Alex is interest.co.nz's political journalist based in the Parliamentary Press Gallery in Wellington. He previously spent four years in London as a journalist and assistant editor at global financial newswire Mergermarket, which was part of the FT Group. Alex worked for interest.co.nz between 2008 and 2012, returning at the start of 2017.

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Latest articles

High winter electricity prices keep

High winter electricity prices keep producers' input costs up (Update 1)

19th Aug 09, 11:24am

by Alex Tarrant

High winter electricity prices keep producers' input costs up (Update 1)

Rabo raises longer term deposit

Rabo raises longer term deposit rates; 5 yr to 6.55%

19th Aug 09, 9:00am

by Alex Tarrant

Rabo raises longer term deposit rates; 5 yr to 6.55%

Public Trust, PSIS raise longer

Public Trust, PSIS raise longer term mortgage rates

19th Aug 09, 8:24am

by Alex Tarrant

Public Trust, PSIS raise longer term mortgage rates

Low demand for NZ government

Low demand for NZ government bill tender may indicate saturated market

18th Aug 09, 7:47pm

by Alex Tarrant

Low demand for NZ government bill tender may indicate saturated market

Lack of houses for sale

Lack of houses for sale pushes up demand for sections, Harcourts says

18th Aug 09, 1:47pm

by Alex Tarrant

Lack of houses for sale pushes up demand for sections, Harcourts says

Treasury explains how to receive

Treasury explains how to receive Working for Families if you earn too much

18th Aug 09, 1:25pm

by Alex Tarrant

Treasury explains how to receive Working for Families if you earn too much

BNZ follows Kiwibank, raises longer

BNZ follows Kiwibank, raises longer term deposit rates; 5 yr at 6.5%

18th Aug 09, 7:41am

by Alex Tarrant

BNZ follows Kiwibank, raises longer term deposit rates; 5 yr at 6.5%

Farm sales plummet in July;

Farm sales plummet in July; Dairy farm sales down 78% from 2008

17th Aug 09, 3:02pm

by Alex Tarrant

Farm sales plummet in July; Dairy farm sales down 78% from 2008

Services sector expands in July;

Services sector expands in July; First growth since March 2008

17th Aug 09, 11:16am

by Alex Tarrant

Services sector expands in July; First growth since March 2008

Kookmin, NBS raise 2 yr

Kookmin, NBS raise 2 yr fixed mortgage rates as wholesale rates rise

17th Aug 09, 10:38am

by Alex Tarrant

Kookmin, NBS raise 2 yr fixed mortgage rates as wholesale rates rise

Poll result: NZ shouldn't reduce

Poll result: NZ shouldn't reduce greenhouse gas emissions at all

17th Aug 09, 9:44am

by Alex Tarrant

Poll result: NZ shouldn't reduce greenhouse gas emissions at all

Kiwibank raises long term deposit

Kiwibank raises long term deposit rates above Aussie-owned banks

17th Aug 09, 8:00am

by Alex Tarrant

Kiwibank raises long term deposit rates above Aussie-owned banks

HSBC latest bank to raise

HSBC latest bank to raise fixed mortgage rates

14th Aug 09, 12:48pm

by Alex Tarrant

HSBC latest bank to raise fixed mortgage rates

Slump in vehicle sector looks

Slump in vehicle sector looks to have bottomed, retail sales figures show

14th Aug 09, 11:39am

by Alex Tarrant

Slump in vehicle sector looks to have bottomed, retail sales figures show

REINZ median house sale price

REINZ median house sale price and volumes steady in July from June (Update 4)

14th Aug 09, 10:09am

by Alex Tarrant

REINZ median house sale price and volumes steady in July from June (Update 4)

Harcourts sees big lift in

Harcourts sees big lift in auctions in July as sales rise slightly from June

13th Aug 09, 4:27pm

by Alex Tarrant

Harcourts sees big lift in auctions in July as sales rise slightly from June

Food prices rise 0.6% in

Food prices rise 0.6% in July as cold winter pushes up vegie prices

13th Aug 09, 12:51pm

by Alex Tarrant

Food prices rise 0.6% in July as cold winter pushes up vegie prices

Manufacturing sector strengthens in July;

Manufacturing sector strengthens in July; 'Worst probably behind us', BNZ says

13th Aug 09, 12:22pm

by Alex Tarrant

Manufacturing sector strengthens in July; 'Worst probably behind us', BNZ says

Thursday edition of the great

Thursday edition of the great fixed mortgage rate rise (TSB, Kiwibank, BNZ, CBS, AMP hike too) (Update 3)

13th Aug 09, 11:06am

by Alex Tarrant

Thursday edition of the great fixed mortgage rate rise (TSB, Kiwibank, BNZ, CBS, AMP hike too) (Update 3)

Thursday term deposit rate changes

Thursday term deposit rate changes (Rabo, ASB, UDC)

13th Aug 09, 8:57am

by Alex Tarrant

Thursday term deposit rate changes (Rabo, ASB, UDC)

English worried about return to

English worried about return to borrow and spend housing boom

12th Aug 09, 3:05pm

by Alex Tarrant

English worried about return to borrow and spend housing boom

Standard and Poor's downgrades Cook

Standard and Poor's downgrades Cook Islands' credit rating outlook

12th Aug 09, 11:46am

by Alex Tarrant

Standard and Poor's downgrades Cook Islands' credit rating outlook

Have your say: Should energy

Have your say: Should energy retailers pay consumers to conserve energy?

12th Aug 09, 11:21am

by Alex Tarrant

Have your say: Should energy retailers pay consumers to conserve energy?

Have your say: Govt wants

Have your say: Govt wants more private sector help with infrastructure

12th Aug 09, 10:14am

by Alex Tarrant

Have your say: Govt wants more private sector help with infrastructure

Wednesday's edition of the great

Wednesday's edition of the great mortgage rate rise

12th Aug 09, 9:15am

by Alex Tarrant

Wednesday's edition of the great mortgage rate rise