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17 April 2024

Inflation's backing down, but it's still got a way to go

If borrowers are hoping that the just-announced fall in the country’s rate of inflation to a four year low of 4.0% from the 2022 p...

03 April 2024

Interest rates expected to slide by the end of the year

The changes that the Reserve Bank will make its first cut to the official cash rate before the end of this year is rising — and he...

20 March 2024

Is inflation still a cause for concern?

The RBNZ is signalling that rate cuts lie ahead, but as of yet remains unprepared to initiate them. So is inflation under control ...

06 April 2023

Monetary policy tightening may finally have peaked

The Reserve Bank conducted their regular review of New Zealand’s official cash rate this week and rather than increase it by the widely expected 0.25% they took it up by 0.5%.

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27 March 2023

The sting from inflation and monetary policy continues

There remains massive uncertainty regarding where inflation is headed in this unique post-pandemic environment. So when will it really end?

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22 February 2023

OCR continues to rise despite recent weather events

Following the recent flooding some people were of the opinion that recession would be guaranteed, and the need existed to at least stop raising interest rates if not cut them. However the OCR continues to rise, despite pleas from the public.

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09 February 2023

Should Kiwis expect the worst case scenario for mortgage rates?

How long will it take for central banks to be confident that inflation is under control and that sending an easing signal is safe?

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