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

ANZ National cuts 6 mth,

ANZ National cuts 6 mth, 1 yr mortgage rates; cuts most term deposit rates (Update 2)

7th May 09, 1:29pm

by Alex Tarrant

ANZ National cuts 6 mth, 1 yr mortgage rates; cuts most term deposit rates (Update 2)

Unemployment rises to 5%, better

Unemployment rises to 5%, better than expected (Update 3)

7th May 09, 10:54am

by Alex Tarrant

Unemployment rises to 5%, better than expected (Update 3)

Wage growth slows in March,

Wage growth slows in March, set to continue slowdown over 2009

6th May 09, 8:28pm

by Alex Tarrant

Wage growth slows in March, set to continue slowdown over 2009

Bill English and the Budget

Bill English and the Budget of Doom

6th May 09, 8:17pm

by Alex Tarrant

Bill English and the Budget of Doom

Budget deficit NZ$11.1 bln worse

Budget deficit NZ$11.1 bln worse than forecast; Pressure on English to deliver on May 28

6th May 09, 12:41pm

by Alex Tarrant

Budget deficit NZ$11.1 bln worse than forecast; Pressure on English to deliver on May 28

Raboplus, Marac cut term deposit

Raboplus, Marac cut term deposit rates

6th May 09, 9:20am

by Alex Tarrant

Raboplus, Marac cut term deposit rates

Mortgagee listings rise over last

Mortgagee listings rise over last week

6th May 09, 8:33am

by Alex Tarrant

Mortgagee listings rise over last week

National MP puts forward bill

National MP puts forward bill to make banks disclose break fees at start of contract

6th May 09, 8:27am

by Alex Tarrant

National MP puts forward bill to make banks disclose break fees at start of contract

Have your say: Banks have

Have your say: Banks have guarantee so should not fire workers in NZ, Finsec & Anderton argue

6th May 09, 8:24am

by Alex Tarrant

Have your say: Banks have guarantee so should not fire workers in NZ, Finsec & Anderton argue

Structured Finance suspends payments, NZ$33

Structured Finance suspends payments, NZ$33 million of deposits put on ice

5th May 09, 5:49pm

by Alex Tarrant

Structured Finance suspends payments, NZ$33 million of deposits put on ice

NZ export prices rise in

NZ export prices rise in world price terms over April, but hurt by flying Kiwi

5th May 09, 4:59pm

by Alex Tarrant

NZ export prices rise in world price terms over April, but hurt by flying Kiwi

Reserve Bank of Australia leaves

Reserve Bank of Australia leaves official interest rate unchanged at 3%

5th May 09, 4:41pm

by Alex Tarrant

Reserve Bank of Australia leaves official interest rate unchanged at 3%

New car sales down 37%

New car sales down 37% in April; used car sales more than halved from mid-2007

5th May 09, 3:06pm

by Alex Tarrant

New car sales down 37% in April; used car sales more than halved from mid-2007

CBS Canterbury cuts variable and

CBS Canterbury cuts variable and short fixed mortgage rates; PSIS cuts floating to 5.75% (Update 1)

5th May 09, 1:34pm

by Alex Tarrant

CBS Canterbury cuts variable and short fixed mortgage rates; PSIS cuts floating to 5.75% (Update 1)

Barfoots says house sales and

Barfoots says house sales and prices still strong in April

5th May 09, 12:55pm

by Alex Tarrant

Barfoots says house sales and prices still strong in April

NZ to get new Banking

NZ to get new Banking Ombudsman after Brown's 14 years

5th May 09, 8:47am

by Alex Tarrant

NZ to get new Banking Ombudsman after Brown's 14 years

Hodges appointed interim CEO of

Hodges appointed interim CEO of ANZ Australia after Hartzer exits

4th May 09, 5:52pm

by Alex Tarrant

Hodges appointed interim CEO of ANZ Australia after Hartzer exits

Jobs and hours worked fall

Jobs and hours worked fall in March quarter as recession drags on

4th May 09, 12:23pm

by Alex Tarrant

Jobs and hours worked fall in March quarter as recession drags on

Agriculture lending still going strong

Agriculture lending still going strong in March as business lending contracts

1st May 09, 6:01pm

by Alex Tarrant

Agriculture lending still going strong in March as business lending contracts

Vector offers 7.5% for NZ$150

Vector offers 7.5% for NZ$150 mln retail bond offer

1st May 09, 5:25pm

by Alex Tarrant

Vector offers 7.5% for NZ$150 mln retail bond offer

Property listings fall, asking prices

Property listings fall, asking prices steady; Are buyers losing power?

1st May 09, 12:22pm

by Alex Tarrant

Property listings fall, asking prices steady; Are buyers losing power?

90 at 9: Chrysler files

90 at 9: Chrysler files for Chapter 11; NZ$ loses overnight gains

1st May 09, 9:19am

by Alex Tarrant

90 at 9: Chrysler files for Chapter 11; NZ$ loses overnight gains

Rabo caps PIE offer at

Rabo caps PIE offer at NZ$330 mln

30th Apr 09, 4:01pm

by Alex Tarrant

Rabo caps PIE offer at NZ$330 mln

Commerce Commission clears 4 banks

Commerce Commission clears 4 banks in break fee investigation, still looking at 3 more

30th Apr 09, 2:55pm

by Alex Tarrant

Commerce Commission clears 4 banks in break fee investigation, still looking at 3 more

Building consents rise slightly in

Building consents rise slightly in March from Feb, but trend is still downward

30th Apr 09, 11:47am

by Alex Tarrant

Building consents rise slightly in March from Feb, but trend is still downward