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19 March 2010

Reserve Bank may hold off on raising OCR beyond mid-year

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) may be able to hold back from a mid-year official cash rate increase due to the sluggish economy, tame inflation, the impact of bank liquidity requirements and expected tax changes.

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19 March 2010

Loan Market Group appoints two directors

The Loan Market Group board of directors has appointed David Hart as director of mortgages and Bruce Patten as director of insurance.

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19 March 2010

Debt levels kept down

Retail spending levels have fallen which means the Reserve Bank may be able to delay tightening of monetary policy for longer says BNZ economist Tony Alexander.

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18 March 2010

ASB's profit, mortgage market share dips

ASB Bank's December quarter profit slipped, as did its share of the mortgage market.

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