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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15 years 6 months

Latest articles

AA cuts car loan rates

AA cuts car loan rates after Marac signs up to fill GE gap

2nd Jun 09, 11:13am

by Alex Tarrant

AA cuts car loan rates after Marac signs up to fill GE gap

Kiwibank, Westpac tweak term deposit

Kiwibank, Westpac tweak term deposit rates after 4 day scrap; TSB carries on

2nd Jun 09, 10:22am

by Alex Tarrant

Kiwibank, Westpac tweak term deposit rates after 4 day scrap; TSB carries on

Building consents fall in April

Building consents fall in April to second lowest level in 26 years (update 1, corrected)

29th May 09, 11:34am

by Alex Tarrant

Building consents fall in April to second lowest level in 26 years (update 1, corrected)

Banks waive mortgage top up

Banks waive mortgage top up fees for insulation spending (Update 1)

29th May 09, 9:47am

by Alex Tarrant

Banks waive mortgage top up fees for insulation spending (Update 1)

SBS raises 5 year mortgage

SBS raises 5 year mortgage rate to 7.85%

29th May 09, 8:50am

by Alex Tarrant

SBS raises 5 year mortgage rate to 7.85%

Vector closes NZ$150 mln bond

Vector closes NZ$150 mln bond issue at 7.80%

28th May 09, 5:11pm

by Alex Tarrant

Vector closes NZ$150 mln bond issue at 7.80%

Final offer for suspended ING

Final offer for suspended ING funds: 8.3% 5 yr call account with ANZ (update 3)

28th May 09, 11:35am

by Alex Tarrant

Final offer for suspended ING funds: 8.3% 5 yr call account with ANZ (update 3)

Business confidence jumps in May,

Business confidence jumps in May, but "the dog still has fleas"

27th May 09, 3:34pm

by Alex Tarrant

Business confidence jumps in May, but "the dog still has fleas"

NZ consumer confidence highest since

NZ consumer confidence highest since Lehman collapse in Roy Morgan survey

27th May 09, 2:30pm

by Alex Tarrant

NZ consumer confidence highest since Lehman collapse in Roy Morgan survey

Infrastucture group Downer announces NZ$150

Infrastucture group Downer announces NZ$150 mln retail bond offer

27th May 09, 1:27pm

by Alex Tarrant

Infrastucture group Downer announces NZ$150 mln retail bond offer

TSB enters term deposit war

TSB enters term deposit war with Kiwibank and Westpac

27th May 09, 11:41am

by Alex Tarrant

TSB enters term deposit war with Kiwibank and Westpac

Fonterra slashes 2009/10 payout forecast

Fonterra slashes 2009/10 payout forecast to NZ$4.55/kg; worse than expected (Update 2)

27th May 09, 10:34am

by Alex Tarrant

Fonterra slashes 2009/10 payout forecast to NZ$4.55/kg; worse than expected (Update 2)

Lower inflation expectations making it

Lower inflation expectations making it easier for RBNZ to keep OCR low

27th May 09, 9:58am

by Alex Tarrant

Lower inflation expectations making it easier for RBNZ to keep OCR low

Westpac's 'chopper' rate aims to

Westpac's 'chopper' rate aims to trump Kiwibank's 'TD Tuesday'

26th May 09, 11:50am

by Alex Tarrant

Westpac's 'chopper' rate aims to trump Kiwibank's 'TD Tuesday'

NZ has third trade surplus

NZ has third trade surplus in a row, although exports down 4.6% in April

26th May 09, 11:37am

by Alex Tarrant

NZ has third trade surplus in a row, although exports down 4.6% in April

Kiwibank offers 100 day term

Kiwibank offers 100 day term deposit at 4.75%

26th May 09, 8:57am

by Alex Tarrant

Kiwibank offers 100 day term deposit at 4.75%

Rabo raises NZ$280 mln through

Rabo raises NZ$280 mln through PIE issue at 8.79%

26th May 09, 8:55am

by Alex Tarrant

Rabo raises NZ$280 mln through PIE issue at 8.79%

English sets up infrastructure board

English sets up infrastructure board to decide on 20 year plan

25th May 09, 3:09pm

by Alex Tarrant

English sets up infrastructure board to decide on 20 year plan

Syndicated property deals surge as

Syndicated property deals surge as bank deposit rates plummet

25th May 09, 11:50am

by Alex Tarrant

Syndicated property deals surge as bank deposit rates plummet

Mortgagee sales hit record high

Mortgagee sales hit record high in March

25th May 09, 8:43am

by Alex Tarrant

Mortgagee sales hit record high in March

Credit card spending growth slides,

Credit card spending growth slides, but interest bearing portion still high

22nd May 09, 9:42am

by Alex Tarrant

Credit card spending growth slides, but interest bearing portion still high

Sovereign Managing Director Simon Blair

Sovereign Managing Director Simon Blair to go back to Australia

22nd May 09, 8:34am

by Alex Tarrant

Sovereign Managing Director Simon Blair to go back to Australia

Kiwibank website working again after

Kiwibank website working again after day of problems

21st May 09, 2:20pm

by Alex Tarrant

Kiwibank website working again after day of problems

SBS raises fixed mortgage rates

21st May 09, 1:17pm

by Alex Tarrant

SBS raises fixed mortgage rates

Raboplus raises term deposit rates

Raboplus raises term deposit rates (Update 1)

20th May 09, 9:00am

by Alex Tarrant

Raboplus raises term deposit rates (Update 1)