David Hargreaves

Reserve Bank leaves Official Cash Rate unchanged at 1.75%; Governor now says next move won't occur till 2020; still sees next move as either up or down

Reserve Bank leaves Official Cash Rate unchanged at 1.75%; Governor now says next move won't occur till 2020; still sees next move as either up or down

Influential RBNZ Survey of expectations shows anticipated inflation of 2.04% in two years time, up from 2.01% in May; however, GDP tipped to grow just 2.32% in next year, down from 2.64% as expected in May

Influential RBNZ Survey of expectations shows anticipated inflation of 2.04% in two years time, up from 2.01% in May; however, GDP tipped to grow just 2.32% in next year, down from 2.64% as expected in May

Auckland Council points to surging housing consent numbers particularly on 'brownfield sites' as evidence the Unitary Plan is working and 'helping deliver a more compact city'

Auckland Council points to surging housing consent numbers particularly on 'brownfield sites' as evidence the Unitary Plan is working and 'helping deliver a more compact city'

ANZ economists expect building industry to 'muddle through' at still-high activity levels, but it's not an easy road ahead

ANZ economists expect building industry to 'muddle through' at still-high activity levels, but it's not an easy road ahead

Kiwibank economists estimate a national shortfall of over 100,000 homes so see no chance of 'oversupply' fuelling a correction; don't believe the RBNZ will be easing LVRs any time soon

Kiwibank economists estimate a national shortfall of over 100,000 homes so see no chance of 'oversupply' fuelling a correction; don't believe the RBNZ will be easing LVRs any time soon

David Hargreaves says while the figures show just a trickle of Kiwis now heading to Australia, history tells us the trickle tends to very quickly become a torrent

David Hargreaves says while the figures show just a trickle of Kiwis now heading to Australia, history tells us the trickle tends to very quickly become a torrent

'Poorly performing' Auckland projects blamed for tipping construction company over the edge

'Poorly performing' Auckland projects blamed for tipping construction company over the edge

David Hargreaves mulls whether the sudden sharp drop-off in first home buyers taking up mortgages is just a glitch or shows that people are waiting for KiwiBuild

David Hargreaves mulls whether the sudden sharp drop-off in first home buyers taking up mortgages is just a glitch or shows that people are waiting for KiwiBuild

Total monthly mortgage borrowing figures dropped sharply in June, while the first home buyers had their smallest share of new mortgage lending so far this year

Total monthly mortgage borrowing figures dropped sharply in June, while the first home buyers had their smallest share of new mortgage lending so far this year

David Hargreaves suggests that if the Government is considering lifting its spending cap it should do so as a one-off and for specific infrastructure projects

David Hargreaves suggests that if the Government is considering lifting its spending cap it should do so as a one-off and for specific infrastructure projects

David Hargreaves says the problem of KiwiSaver funds being effectively under-invested needs fixing quickly

David Hargreaves says the problem of KiwiSaver funds being effectively under-invested needs fixing quickly

ANZ economists suggest that our expensive housing is affecting the economy's productive potential

ANZ economists suggest that our expensive housing is affecting the economy's productive potential

David Hargreaves says other things need to happen first before we consider giving local government more decentralised power

David Hargreaves says other things need to happen first before we consider giving local government more decentralised power

Some 10 years after the finance company sector meltdown New Zealanders are still displaying an alarming naivety in the world of investment, David Hargreaves says

Some 10 years after the finance company sector meltdown New Zealanders are still displaying an alarming naivety in the world of investment, David Hargreaves says

The changes continue to be made at Kiwibank following the reshuffle of shareholding

The changes continue to be made at Kiwibank following the reshuffle of shareholding

Westpac economists revise upwards their forecasts for house construction in the country's largest city; say Auckland getting close to building enough houses to keep up with population growth

Westpac economists revise upwards their forecasts for house construction in the country's largest city; say Auckland getting close to building enough houses to keep up with population growth

A group of 60 NZ CEOs have joined forces 'to help New Zealand transition to a low emissions economy'

A group of 60 NZ CEOs have joined forces 'to help New Zealand transition to a low emissions economy'

ANZ's continuing to advance more and more money to its NZ finance arm - ironically at a time when it's trying to offload it

ANZ's continuing to advance more and more money to its NZ finance arm - ironically at a time when it's trying to offload it

The Government's willingly put itself under enormous pressure by inviting registrations for KiwiBuild houses - and getting loads of responses - at such an early stage

The Government's willingly put itself under enormous pressure by inviting registrations for KiwiBuild houses - and getting loads of responses - at such an early stage

The sharpest fall in global dairy prices for over a year raises questions about whether the current level of forecast milk price for farmers this season will be achievable

The sharpest fall in global dairy prices for over a year raises questions about whether the current level of forecast milk price for farmers this season will be achievable

David Hargreaves crunches the building consents numbers - particularly for Auckland - and wonders whether this is as good as it gets or whether activity can go to a higher level still

David Hargreaves crunches the building consents numbers - particularly for Auckland - and wonders whether this is as good as it gets or whether activity can go to a higher level still

Appointment of new 'independent' manager to Beingmate seen by Fonterra as key to turning around its under-performing investment in the company

Appointment of new 'independent' manager to Beingmate seen by Fonterra as key to turning around its under-performing investment in the company

Reserve Bank announces major change to timing of monetary policy announcements ahead of move to committee decision-making structure

Reserve Bank announces major change to timing of monetary policy announcements ahead of move to committee decision-making structure

David Hargreaves says on one hand it's great to see so many first home buyers getting into the market - but the risks are looking very real at the moment

David Hargreaves says on one hand it's great to see so many first home buyers getting into the market - but the risks are looking very real at the moment

Total monthly mortgage borrowing figures hit their highest level in nearly two years last month, while first-home-buyer borrowing topped the $1 billion mark for the first time

Total monthly mortgage borrowing figures hit their highest level in nearly two years last month, while first-home-buyer borrowing topped the $1 billion mark for the first time