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GE talks of the difficulty in NZ mortgage market
New Zealand's largest non-bank finance group has spoken about the difficulties of doing business here in the current market conditions.
Bollard cites unpleasant news as he slashes interest rates
Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard has slashed interest rates, citing "unpleasant" international news and the risk the domestic economy will slow further, even as inflation heads to 5%.
OCR reduced to 8.00%
The Reserve Bank today reduced the official cash rate (OCR) from 8.25% to 8.00%.
Home loan approval rates falling sharply
The number of housing loans approved by banks each week has been dropping sharply, a new experimental Reserve Bank data series shows.
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