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18 July 2024

Inflation tracking as hoped, market still anticipating OCR fall in November

Weak economic data continues to pour in, and with the latest inflation figures coming in lower than expected, it looks increasingl...

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12 July 2024

Despite no change to OCR, signs suggest we're edging closer to rate falls

The OCR has remained unchanged this week, but it's not all bad news as the RBNZ shares its prediction that inflation should be bac...

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05 July 2024

Market changes its tune on future of interest rates amid weak economic data

The numbers all point to recession, and now the market is increasingly expecting rate falls by the end of the year. So, what will ...

29 May 2024

A week of big news in interest rates and the New Zealand housing market

On the same day as the OCR announcement, the government announced the axing of the first home grant. So what does this mean for first home buyers?

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01 May 2024

Jobs growth in New Zealand has hit a roadblock

Wholesale interest rates in NZ have increased in recent months, and there has essentially been no jobs growth in New Zealand since the middle of last year. So will this weakening in the labour market continue?

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 here's why.

07 March 2024

Interest rate update: could 2024 be the year we see rate cuts?

The Reserve Bank reviewed the economy and monetary policy and decided things are not quite as worrying as they were thinking in November. With this, are interest rate cuts on the cards for this year?

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