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Press Release – Finder A slew of banks have moved their fixed loan rates in both directions in recent weeks, yet experts believe further rate changes could still be on the cards. In this months Finder RBNZ Official Cash Rate Survey , 13 experts and economists weighed in on future … A slew of banks have moved their fixed loan rates in both directions in recent weeks, yet experts believe further rate changes could still be on the cards. In this month’s Finder RBNZ Official Cash Rate Survey, 13 experts and economists weighed in on future official cash rate (OCR) moves and other issues rel...

Tuesday, 25 May 2021, 10:46 am A slew of banks have moved their fixed loan rates in both directions in recent weeks, yet experts believe further rate changes could still be on the cards. In this month’s Finder RBNZ Official Cash Rate Survey, 13 experts and economists weighed in on future official cash rate (OCR) moves and other issues related to the state of New Zealand’s economy. While all experts surveyed predict the OCR to remain at 0.25% this month, over half of those who weighed in (58%, 7/12) believe further rate changes may be announced within the coming months. In the second half ...

Press Release – Finder A slew of banks have moved their fixed loan rates in both directions in recent weeks, yet experts believe further rate changes could still be on the cards. In this month’s Finder RBNZ Official Cash Rate Survey, 13 experts and economists weighed in on future official cash rate (OCR) moves and other issues related to the state of New Zealand’s economy. While all experts surveyed predict the OCR to remain at 0.25% this month, over half of those who weighed in (58%, 7/12) believe further rate changes may be announced within the coming months. In the second half of Apr...

Hamish Rutherford: Political pressure rising on a political Reserve Bank 28 Apr, 2021 05:27 AM 5 minutes to read Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr in 2018. Photo / Mark Mitchell. OPINION: Precisely who is in charge when the Reserve Bank decides to restrict lending in the name of maintaining financial stability has been hard to pin down for a long time. Back in 2013, the Reserve Bank began the process of developing loan to value ratio (LVR) restrictions, which would have a significant impact on many aspiring first-home buyers, a politically...

The first ‘podcast’ listed above includes interviews with two highly competent economists, University of Auckland property economist Michael Rehm, and former Reserve Bank monetary economist Michael Reddell. The hologram of another such economist, Arthur Grimes, was present also. The interviewer is Kathryn Ryan, certainly one of our more intelligent journalists, more prepared than most to dig a little, though prone to asking questions heavily laden with assumptions. Kathryn Ryan to Michael Rehm: “Do you believe house prices will correct [ie, in times of low inflation, ‘fall substantial...