Interest Rates
Interest rates and inflation - shifting sands, what next
The Reserve Bank moved yesterday to hold the official cash rate at 0.25 percent, which has cleared the way for interest rates to rise later in the year. It comes as Stats NZ prepares to release the… Audio
The Panel with Chester Borrows and Georgie Stylianou (Part 1)
Panellists Chester Borrows and Georgie Stylianou discuss new protections for the Hauraki Gulf, an increase in home loan interest rates, and Cromwell's fruit scultpure. Audio
'We don't need to be nervous about double digit inflation'
The US is looking at the highest levels of inflation since the 1980s, rekindling global inflation fears. Jeffrey Halley says that while he is not dismissing the threat, there is not enough data at the… Audio
The Panel with Josie Pagani and Bernard Hickey
On the Weekend Panel this morning are Josie Pagani and Bernard Hickey. Among other issues, they take a look at the rates hikes in Wellington, ties (or lack thereof) in our Parliament, and Air New… Audio
Financial commentator: 'China is the engine room of growth'
Just as Asia has led the way in coping with Covid-19, financial commentator Jeffrey Haley is also picking the continent -- particularly China, which has never exported more than it did last year -- to… Audio
Reining in runaway housing prices: who can do what?
The Finance Minister, Grant Robertson wrote to the Reserve Bank yesterday asking it to consider what it can do to keep house prices in check, when it considers monetary policy.This is in addition to… Audio
Punk Economist: 'The most prudent thing to do now is spend'
One of the world's most high-profile economists says the only way New Zealand will stop its burgeoning housing market being a driver of inequality is through wealth taxes. Audio
Low mortgage rates and soaring house prices
Independent economist Cameron Bagrie joins The Panel to discuss Heartland Bank's 1.99 percent loan rate. Audio
'Investors should always have precious metals in portfolios'
The price of gold has hit US$2000 an ounce for the first time, making it one of the world's best performing assets. OANDA senior market analyst for Asia Pacific Jeffrey Halley joins the show to… Audio
Farmers bank plea: be fair about passing on costs
Farmers are urging banks to absorb the additional costs of tough new Reserve Bank capital requirements rather than target the rural sector. Federated farmers' Andrew Hoggard and Independent economist… Audio
Low interest rates and population growth behind record house prices
The property market is showing renewed signs of life with prices growing in a low interest rate environment. Audio
Low global interest rates could cushion bond market collapse
Low global interest rates, which are expected to stay low for longer, may cushion the blow for the bond market, as many corporate bonds edge closer to junk bond status. Audio
Australia dragged into Trump impeachment furore
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton reports on the fallout from the leaked revelation that Donald Trump asked Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison for help to investigate and discredit the… Audio
Calling Home: Rod Snowdon in Giessen, Germany
Professor Rod Snowdon was only meant to be heading to Germany for a short while when he first arrived in 1993, but circumstances changed, and over a quarter of a century later he remains based in… Audio
Business commentator Kim Savage
RNZ business reporter Kim Savage talks to Kathryn about the capital markets review. With global uncertainty weighing heavily, what does this mean for central bank policy and interest rates? And is the… Audio
ANZ Bank expects the OCR to drop to 0.25 percent by May
The country's largest bank expects the Reserve Bank to cut its benchmark interest rate close to zero as the outlook for economic growth and inflation deteroriates. Audio
Influx of interest from hopeful home buyers
A suprisingly large cut in interest rates seems to have given home buyers a shot in the arm. Audio
Evening Business for Tuesday 27th August 2019
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
Cost of borrowing at all-time low - what next ?
The Reserve Bank slashed the official cash rate to a record low of one percent. It's hoped that the move will make the Government, consumers and businesses spend more and also raised the possibility… Audio
Fed cut cements RBNZ move
The United States central bank -- the Federal Reserve -- has cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point.... as expected. Audio