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

Card spending down 3% in

Card spending down 3% in Feb; slumps from 10% growth since 2006

10th Mar 09, 1:01pm

by Alex Tarrant

Card spending down 3% in Feb; slumps from 10% growth since 2006

John Key talks about the

John Key talks about the US FTA freeze

10th Mar 09, 6:41am

by Alex Tarrant

John Key talks about the US FTA freeze

Alastair Helm on the real

Alastair Helm on the real estate slump

9th Mar 09, 8:08pm

by Alex Tarrant

Alastair Helm on the real estate slump

Harcourts says it's a good

Harcourts says it's a good time to buy real estate

9th Mar 09, 6:36pm

by Alex Tarrant

Harcourts says it's a good time to buy real estate

QV figures show house prices

QV figures show house prices down 9.9% from peak

9th Mar 09, 12:00am

by Alex Tarrant

QV figures show house prices down 9.9% from peak

Perpetual concerned over Treasury &

Perpetual concerned over Treasury & RBNZ comments about Mascot

6th Mar 09, 6:04pm

by Alex Tarrant

Perpetual concerned over Treasury & RBNZ comments about Mascot

Contact Energy almost doubles bond

Contact Energy almost doubles bond offer to NZ$550 million

6th Mar 09, 5:32pm

by Alex Tarrant

Contact Energy almost doubles bond offer to NZ$550 million

Budget deficit worse than forecast;

Budget deficit worse than forecast; debt blows out by NZ$15.4 bln

6th Mar 09, 12:02pm

by Alex Tarrant

Budget deficit worse than forecast; debt blows out by NZ$15.4 bln

Harcourts says increased website traffic

Harcourts says increased website traffic is sign housing market set to improve

6th Mar 09, 10:28am

by Alex Tarrant

Harcourts says increased website traffic is sign housing market set to improve

Labour Party: defer ACC full

Labour Party: defer ACC full funding to manage budget blowout

5th Mar 09, 5:11pm

by Alex Tarrant

Labour Party: defer ACC full funding to manage budget blowout

Mascot Chairman and director connected

Mascot Chairman and director connected to Threepwood developer

5th Mar 09, 3:20pm

by Alex Tarrant

Mascot Chairman and director connected to Threepwood developer

Barfoot's average price up 2%

Barfoot's average price up 2% from Jan, says confidence returning

5th Mar 09, 10:45am

by Alex Tarrant

Barfoot's average price up 2% from Jan, says confidence returning

NZ$ falls below 49 USc

NZ$ falls below 49 USc as Australian GDP contracts 0.5% in Q4

4th Mar 09, 2:07pm

by Alex Tarrant

NZ$ falls below 49 USc as Australian GDP contracts 0.5% in Q4

AMP to raise A$300 mln

AMP to raise A$300 mln through Australian and New Zealand bond offer

4th Mar 09, 12:47pm

by Alex Tarrant

AMP to raise A$300 mln through Australian and New Zealand bond offer

English asks for guarantee review

English asks for guarantee review after Mascot receivership

4th Mar 09, 11:55am

by Alex Tarrant

English asks for guarantee review after Mascot receivership

Bernard Hickey talks Mascot Finance

Bernard Hickey talks Mascot Finance with Michael Wilson

4th Mar 09, 11:53am

by Alex Tarrant

Bernard Hickey talks Mascot Finance with Michael Wilson

Milk powder price rises 16.6%

Milk powder price rises 16.6% in latest Fonterra internet auction

4th Mar 09, 9:59am

by Alex Tarrant

Milk powder price rises 16.6% in latest Fonterra internet auction

Phil Goff questions if tax

Phil Goff questions if tax cuts will go ahead

3rd Mar 09, 5:30pm

by Alex Tarrant

Phil Goff questions if tax cuts will go ahead

Reserve Bank of Australia surprises

Reserve Bank of Australia surprises market by leaving rate unchanged (Updated)

3rd Mar 09, 4:33pm

by Alex Tarrant

Reserve Bank of Australia surprises market by leaving rate unchanged (Updated)

NZ businesses say now not

NZ businesses say now not a good time to sell up, ASB survey shows

3rd Mar 09, 4:25pm

by Alex Tarrant

NZ businesses say now not a good time to sell up, ASB survey shows

John Key talks about global

John Key talks about global financial crisis while in Australia

3rd Mar 09, 12:58pm

by Alex Tarrant

John Key talks about global financial crisis while in Australia

ANZ-National cuts mortgage rates in

ANZ-National cuts mortgage rates in line with other banks

2nd Mar 09, 4:35pm

by Alex Tarrant

ANZ-National cuts mortgage rates in line with other banks

Treasury sees growth even worse

Treasury sees growth even worse than December downside scenario

2nd Mar 09, 3:45pm

by Alex Tarrant

Treasury sees growth even worse than December downside scenario

Government guaranteed Mascot Finance placed

Government guaranteed Mascot Finance placed in receivership (corrected)

2nd Mar 09, 1:12pm

by Alex Tarrant

Government guaranteed Mascot Finance placed in receivership (corrected)

Contact offers 8% for non-guaranteed

Contact offers 8% for non-guaranteed retail bonds

2nd Mar 09, 10:02am

by Alex Tarrant

Contact offers 8% for non-guaranteed retail bonds