Deposit Rates
BNZ chief economist Mike Jones says going short has 'tended to pay off' but he is 'compelled to offer a few competing viewpoints'
22nd Jan 25, 10:41am
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BNZ chief economist Mike Jones says going short has 'tended to pay off' but he is 'compelled to offer a few competing viewpoints'
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Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr says being more 'circumspect' with reducing interest rates relative to the speed at which they went up 'is the general idea'
24th Oct 24, 8:29am
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Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr says being more 'circumspect' with reducing interest rates relative to the speed at which they went up 'is the general idea'
Reserve Bank signals the high levels of cash seen in the banking system since the onset of Covid may be gone by the second half of next year
23rd Oct 24, 2:30pm
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Reserve Bank signals the high levels of cash seen in the banking system since the onset of Covid may be gone by the second half of next year
BNZ chief economist Mike Jones says longer term mortgage rates are already reflecting anticipated cuts to the Official Cash Rate, but shorter term mortgage rates have more 'downside'
23rd Oct 24, 9:23am
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BNZ chief economist Mike Jones says longer term mortgage rates are already reflecting anticipated cuts to the Official Cash Rate, but shorter term mortgage rates have more 'downside'
Reserve Bank Assistant Governor Karen Silk says reversion to pre-covid funding conditions is under way and this will limit how far lending rates fall as banks seek to preserve their net interest margin
16th Oct 24, 1:44pm
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Reserve Bank Assistant Governor Karen Silk says reversion to pre-covid funding conditions is under way and this will limit how far lending rates fall as banks seek to preserve their net interest margin
We look at how much more fixed home loan rates, and term deposit rates, could fall from here using history as a guide
26th Sep 24, 2:58pm
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We look at how much more fixed home loan rates, and term deposit rates, could fall from here using history as a guide
Unlike other recent Reserve Bank no-change OCR events, the latest one has brought rising wholesale rate pricing, more in line with what happened when the OCR was increased
27th May 24, 4:09pm
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Unlike other recent Reserve Bank no-change OCR events, the latest one has brought rising wholesale rate pricing, more in line with what happened when the OCR was increased
Deposit insurance expert Geof Mortlock details concerns about New Zealand's incoming depositor compensation scheme
24th May 24, 10:01am
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Deposit insurance expert Geof Mortlock details concerns about New Zealand's incoming depositor compensation scheme
Squirrel's David Cunningham says it's 'pretty realistic' to expect 1-year fixed home loan rates below 6% by the end of 2024, and below 5% by the end of 2025
3rd Feb 24, 9:00am
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Squirrel's David Cunningham says it's 'pretty realistic' to expect 1-year fixed home loan rates below 6% by the end of 2024, and below 5% by the end of 2025
Squirrel's David Cunningham explains how interest rates are set and how banks have been able to boost their margins by about 20%
7th Sep 23, 2:14pm
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Squirrel's David Cunningham explains how interest rates are set and how banks have been able to boost their margins by about 20%
The Reserve Bank says the OCR has gone high enough and recession may be avoided
24th May 23, 6:33pm
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The Reserve Bank says the OCR has gone high enough and recession may be avoided
Kiwibank CEO Steve Jurkovich says record first-half profit won't be repeated in second-half of bank's financial year as MP raises idea of bank levy
23rd Feb 23, 1:10pm
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Kiwibank CEO Steve Jurkovich says record first-half profit won't be repeated in second-half of bank's financial year as MP raises idea of bank levy
The 2022 Interesties featuring inflation, Adrian Orr, Philip Lowe, Jacinda Ardern, Christopher Luxon, Liz Truss & Kwasi Kwarteng, FTX & Sam Bankman-Fried, the current account deficit, the NZ Herald, borrowers & savers and more
20th Dec 22, 9:55am
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The 2022 Interesties featuring inflation, Adrian Orr, Philip Lowe, Jacinda Ardern, Christopher Luxon, Liz Truss & Kwasi Kwarteng, FTX & Sam Bankman-Fried, the current account deficit, the NZ Herald, borrowers & savers and more
Kiwibank Chief Economist Jarrod Kerr on why he expects the OCR to be hiked another 100 basis points by August, but why the RBNZ doesn't need to go as high as its 4% OCR forecast
29th May 22, 6:00am
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Kiwibank Chief Economist Jarrod Kerr on why he expects the OCR to be hiked another 100 basis points by August, but why the RBNZ doesn't need to go as high as its 4% OCR forecast
Economists see the Reserve Bank cranking up the OCR by another 50 points in May to prevent it ultimately landing as high as financial markets were expecting
13th Apr 22, 7:05pm
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Economists see the Reserve Bank cranking up the OCR by another 50 points in May to prevent it ultimately landing as high as financial markets were expecting