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EditorialOctober 4

Time for reflection

Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler delivered his clearest message yet when he warned this week mortgage rates could rise higher than expected if housing prices fail to slow.
Time for reflection
Time for reflection
BusinessOctober 3

Labour questions blanket LVR

The Reserve Bank was too quick in ruling out regional exemptions for its recently introduced loan-to-value ratios, Labour finance spokesman David Parker said yesterday.
BusinessSeptember 27

Mixed views over loan-to-value ratios

While positive economic indicators abound in the economy, fish-hooks remain with New Zealand's troublesome housing sector, with the Reserve Bank and Business New Zealand clashing over the controversial loan-to-value ratios (LVRs) being imposed on banks.
BusinessSeptember 12

OCR rise next year, Reserve Bank says

The Reserve Bank has taken a more aggressive stance to raising the official cash rate, governor Graeme Wheeler saying yesterday increases would be likely next year.
OCR rise next year, Reserve Bank says
OCR rise next year, Reserve Bank says
BusinessJuly 23

Restricted lending on cards

The Reserve Bank's loan-to-value ratios (LVRs) could be in place later this year if recent housing and credit trends continued, ASB chief economist Nick Tuffley said yesterday.
Restricted lending on cards
Restricted lending on cards
NationalJuly 21

Loan restrictions could lock out low earners

First home buyers in some parts of Otago could require an $80,000 deposit if the Reserve Bank goes through with its proposed restrictions on home loans.
Loan restrictions could lock out low earners
Loan restrictions could lock out low earners
BusinessJune 13

Reserve Bank accused of 'weasel words'

The Reserve Bank yesterday copped some flak from Bank of New Zealand economists, who called part of the central bank's statement on the official cash rate ''weasel words''.
BusinessMay 8

NZ housing, borrowing of concern

The New Zealand dollar, the housing market and high borrowing in the agricultural sector are all providing major concerns for the Reserve Bank.
NZ housing, borrowing of concern
NZ housing, borrowing of concern
BusinessApril 24

Reserve Bank still 'sitting on fence'

The Reserve Bank yesterday kept its official cash rate at 2.5%, caught between two opposing forces, Westpac chief economist Dominick Stephens said.
BusinessApril 22

Sitting on the fence becoming uncomfortable for Reserve Bank

The Reserve Bank has kept the official cash rate at 2.5% for two years and is widely expected to keep it at that rate until perhaps March of next year.
BusinessJanuary 31

House prices rattle the Reserve Bank

The housing market has unsettled the Reserve Bank, with governor Graeme Wheeler specifically mentioning house price inflation and household credit growth in his Official Cash Rate review yesterday. The bank did not want to see financial stability or inflation risks accentuated by housing demand getting too far ahead of supply, he said.
BusinessDecember 4

Governor hits back at criticism

Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler has rejected criticism by Green Party co-leader Russel Norman that the central bank is biased in favour of Australian banks.
BusinessOctober 23

'Only just' comfortable with OCR rate of 2.5%

New Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler would face a tough call on his first outing on the official cash rate tomorrow, NZIER head of public-good research Kirdan Lees said yesterday.
BusinessOctober 22

Speculation over new Reserve Bank governor

New Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler will issue his first official cash rate statement on Thursday with the big unknown being how his attitude differs from that of his predecessor, Alan Bollard.
Speculation over new Reserve Bank governor
Speculation over new Reserve Bank governor
BusinessSeptember 20

English spells out Reserve Bank imperatives

Inflation will still have to remain between 1% and 3% but incoming Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler will have a few more demands placed upon him when he takes up his new position next week.
English spells out Reserve Bank imperatives
English spells out Reserve Bank imperatives
BusinessSeptember 12

Reserve Bank leaves OCR unchanged

The Reserve Bank says it has left its official cash rate unchanged at 2.50 percent.
BusinessSeptember 10

Bollard unlikely to alter OCR in final review

Outgoing Reserve Bank Governor Allan Bollard is expected to keep the official cash rate (OCR) at its present record low of 2.5%, when delivering his final review on Thursday.
Bollard unlikely to alter OCR in final review
Bollard unlikely to alter OCR in final review
BusinessJuly 25

Official cash rate left unchanged

The Reserve Bank of NZ has left its official cash rate unchanged at 2.50 percent.
BusinessJuly 23

Year of low OCR expected

Low interest rates are expected to continue until at least July next year as inflation stays benign, Westpac chief economist Dominick Stephens says.
Year of low OCR expected
Year of low OCR expected
BusinessJune 26

Big changes unlikely under Wheeler

The appointment of Graeme Wheeler as the new Reserve Bank governor was an opportunity for the Government to adopt a modern monetary policy, Green Party co-leader Russel Norman said yesterday.
Big changes unlikely under Wheeler
Big changes unlikely under Wheeler
NationalJune 26

New Reserve Bank Governor named

Finance Minister Bill English has announced that Graeme Wheeler will replace Alan Bollard as the new Reserve Bank Governor later this year.
New Reserve Bank Governor named
New Reserve Bank Governor named
BusinessJune 25

Frontrunners emerge to take over Bollard's Reserve Bank job

Reserve Bank deputy governor Grant Spencer is seen as the frontrunner to replace governor Alan Bollard. An announcement expected either later this week or early next week.
Frontrunners emerge to take over Bollard's Reserve Bank job
Frontrunners emerge to take over Bollard's Reserve Bank job
NationalJune 13

Reserve Bank leaves OCR unchanged

The Reserve Bank has left the Official Cash Rate on hold at a record low of 2.5 percent.
BusinessApril 30

Reserve Bank losing currency battle

The Reserve Bank is fighting a losing battle trying to talk down the value of the New Zealand dollar, BNZ currency strategist Mike Jones says.
EditorialApril 26

Mixed messages and the economy

New Zealand businesses are in desperate need of some good news, something more than a plethora of press releases commenting on business, consumer and investor confidence.