fixed rates

Down go the interest rates - but how fast and how far?

David Hargreaves says the Reserve Bank will ultimately decide where interest rates go and at what speed. But what will it decide?

18th Sep 24, 11:14am

by David Hargreaves

David Hargreaves says the Reserve Bank will ultimately decide where interest rates go and at what speed. But what will it decide?

BNZ chief economist sees no immediate house price rises from falling interest rates

'We see recent falls in mortgage rates as more about preventing a deeper correction in house prices than providing the fuel for an immediate lurch higher'

28th Aug 24, 8:50am

by David Hargreaves

'We see recent falls in mortgage rates as more about preventing a deeper correction in house prices than providing the fuel for an immediate lurch higher'

The banks and their customers were both more than ready and waiting for lower interest rates

Now that interest rates are officially on the way down, David Hargreaves has a crunch of some numbers that might help us to determine when the economy will pick up again

25th Aug 24, 6:30am

by David Hargreaves

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Now that interest rates are officially on the way down, David Hargreaves has a crunch of some numbers that might help us to determine when the economy will pick up again

Kiwi borrowers locked, loaded, and ready for mortgage rate falls

BNZ's chief economist says mortgage holders have shortened up the terms of their fixed-rate borrowing 'much more so' than before previous Official Cash Rate easing cycles

1st Aug 24, 10:54am

by David Hargreaves

BNZ's chief economist says mortgage holders have shortened up the terms of their fixed-rate borrowing 'much more so' than before previous Official Cash Rate easing cycles

ANZ economists say November RBNZ rate hike 'a real possibility now'

ANZ economists say the economy is running so hot the Reserve Bank's 'path of least regret' is morphing into tightening monetary policy sooner 'to head off excesses'

28th Jun 21, 3:28pm

by David Hargreaves

ANZ economists say the economy is running so hot the Reserve Bank's 'path of least regret' is morphing into tightening monetary policy sooner 'to head off excesses'

BNZ economists now see GDP rising in the latest quarter and further inflation risks

BNZ economists now expect a 0.8% rise in GDP for the March quarter against the Reserve Bank's expectation of a -0.6% fall. They currently forecast inflation of 3% 'but evidence is gathering to move this higher'

10th Jun 21, 11:27am

by David Hargreaves