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BNZ's parent in hot seat to buy Wizard
Lending giant GE Money is reported to be close to selling its Wizard Home Loans chain to National Australia Bank (NAB).
Bollard delivers unprecedented rate cut
Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard cut interest rates by an unprecedented amount citing ongoing global financial market turmoil and a deteriorating outlook for world growth.
OCR reduced to 6.5%
The Reserve Bank today reduced the Official Cash Rate (OCR) from 7.5% to 6.5%.
OCR preview: Massive rate cut expected next week
Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard is likely to cut interest rates by an unprecedented amount next week to counter continuing turmoil in financial markets and the rapidly deteriorating global economic outlook.
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