Wholesale Interest Rates

'House prices to rise by a modest 4% over coming year'

Independent global economic researchers Capital Economics say despite their expectation the RBNZ will slash the OCR to just 2.25% in 2025 the housing market price recovery will be 'muted'

20th Nov 24, 8:45am

by David Hargreaves

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Independent global economic researchers Capital Economics say despite their expectation the RBNZ will slash the OCR to just 2.25% in 2025 the housing market price recovery will be 'muted'

‘Trump trade’ lifts long-term interest rates

US bond traders are betting a Trump election win will push interest rates higher as both candidates propose big defict spending

30th Oct 24, 3:15pm

by Dan Brunskill

US bond traders are betting a Trump election win will push interest rates higher as both candidates propose big defict spending

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?

Podcast: The AFR's Jonathan Shapiro on why the integrity of bond markets on both sides of the Tasman is at stake

Why ASIC's probe of ANZ Group actions and the FMA's investigations into potential market manipulation matter

10th Sep 24, 9:13am

by Gareth Vaughan

Why ASIC's probe of ANZ Group actions and the FMA's investigations into potential market manipulation matter

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

'Too high and too expensive'

Kiwibank economists think there should be a fall in New Zealand's wholesale interest rates after this week's Official Cash Rate announcement

10th Jul 23, 3:51pm

by David Hargreaves

Kiwibank economists think there should be a fall in New Zealand's wholesale interest rates after this week's Official Cash Rate announcement

Have mortgage rates just peaked?

Team Transitory made a comeback this week as commodity prices fell to pre-war levels and inflationary expectations sagged. Bernard Hickey explains why he's still a paid up Team Transitory member

10th Jul 22, 12:08pm

by Bernard Hickey

Team Transitory made a comeback this week as commodity prices fell to pre-war levels and inflationary expectations sagged. Bernard Hickey explains why he's still a paid up Team Transitory member