A senior journalist and news editor with interest.co.nz, David Hargreaves has covered financial markets and economics both in New Zealand and Britain for longer than he cares to mention.
Latest Reserve Bank mortgage figures show investors took a bigger share of the mortgage pie than first home buyers last month for the first time in about two-and-a-half years
Latest Reserve Bank mortgage figures show investors took a bigger share of the mortgage pie than first home buyers last month for the first time in about two-and-a-half years
Fonterra is now forecasting a milk price of $9 for the current year; reported earnings for the latest full financial year fell to $1.128b from $1.577b last year
Fonterra is now forecasting a milk price of $9 for the current year; reported earnings for the latest full financial year fell to $1.128b from $1.577b last year
Forsyth Barr analysts say after its latest capital raising, Fletcher Building will have in the past decade raised $1.5b in capital and sold $1.8b in assets to fund $2.6b of 'significant items' and losses
Forsyth Barr analysts say after its latest capital raising, Fletcher Building will have in the past decade raised $1.5b in capital and sold $1.8b in assets to fund $2.6b of 'significant items' and losses
The deficit between what we earn overseas and what we spend has remained at 6.7% of GDP, contrary to expectations that the ratio would decrease; deficit remains 'unsustainably wide'
The deficit between what we earn overseas and what we spend has remained at 6.7% of GDP, contrary to expectations that the ratio would decrease; deficit remains 'unsustainably wide'
David Hargreaves assesses the prospects for the forthcoming quarterly GDP figures, which are likely to be grim, but might hopefully point to better times ahead
David Hargreaves assesses the prospects for the forthcoming quarterly GDP figures, which are likely to be grim, but might hopefully point to better times ahead
Statistics NZ's Selected Price Indexes show that food prices rose just 0.4% in the year to August while rent increases remained at the same level and fuel and travel costs dipped
Statistics NZ's Selected Price Indexes show that food prices rose just 0.4% in the year to August while rent increases remained at the same level and fuel and travel costs dipped
David Hargreaves examines the apparently set path we are on to a series of interest rate reductions and wonders if there could yet be some potholes along the way
David Hargreaves examines the apparently set path we are on to a series of interest rate reductions and wonders if there could yet be some potholes along the way
Latest Reserve Bank figures show approximately one in five new mortgages collected in July were fixed for just six months as the punters bet on imminent rate cuts - that are subsequently following
Latest Reserve Bank figures show approximately one in five new mortgages collected in July were fixed for just six months as the punters bet on imminent rate cuts - that are subsequently following
Soaring levels of business confidence in the wake of interest rate cuts have got the economists wondering how quickly the country's economy might get rolling again
Soaring levels of business confidence in the wake of interest rate cuts have got the economists wondering how quickly the country's economy might get rolling again
Latest RBNZ figures show the total of non-performing housing loans has now risen above $2 billion and is at levels not seen since the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis
Latest RBNZ figures show the total of non-performing housing loans has now risen above $2 billion and is at levels not seen since the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis
Households plunged an extra $2 billion into term deposits in July as they sought to take advantage of high interest rates ahead of anticipated reductions in the rates
Households plunged an extra $2 billion into term deposits in July as they sought to take advantage of high interest rates ahead of anticipated reductions in the rates
'Things are looking up, albeit from a pretty dark place for many firms', says ANZ; Finance Minister says the survey shows businesses 'are feeling a whole lot better about the future'
'Things are looking up, albeit from a pretty dark place for many firms', says ANZ; Finance Minister says the survey shows businesses 'are feeling a whole lot better about the future'