Clik here to view.
Brother in law's guide: Opt for variable mortgages rather than 1 or 2 year...
TweetHere's the short version. I see a deep global economic recession in 2009 convincing the Reserve Bank to cut the OCR to 1.5% by mid-2009, meaning it's now sensible for home owners to roll their...
View ArticleFitch says NZ most exposed to de-leveraging, but OK for now
TweetInternational ratings agency, Fitch Ratings, has released a report saying New Zealand topped a list of countries most exposed to de-leveraging during the global financial crisis. However, Fitch...
View ArticleExtra tools likely to control dairy and housing bubbles, ANZ says
TweetANZ economists said they were "in no doubt" that further measures would be introduced over coming years to compliment the Official Cash Rate, with the focus on controlling bubbles in the dairy and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Opinion: How the RBNZ's new bank funding policy will stabilise interest...
TweetBy Roger J KerrThe news snippets from last week's RBNZ Financial Stability report and associated appearances before the Parliamentary Finance and Expenditure Select Committee have wide-reaching...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The timing of the next OCR increase is dependent on how you see growth...
Tweet By Roger J Kerr The local interest rate market priced short-term swap rates marginally lower last week following musings from the RBNZ Governor that a tighter fiscal policy stance by the NZ...
View ArticleBusinessDesk: Tax change furthers NZ financial hub potential
TweetBy Pattrick Smellie Little-noticed tax changes signed into law this week are a key step in allowing New Zealand to offer back-office financial market services in the Asia-Pacific region, says...
View ArticleBusinessDesk: Securities law reform needs stronger analysts and media to work...
TweetBy Pattrick Smellie Securities law reform will be a “necessary but not sufficient” condition for improving investor confidence, unless New Zealand’s weak securities analysis sector and financial...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BusinessDesk: "How do we ensure the greatest building boom ever is not...
Tweet The boom-bust cycles that drive the New Zealand construction industry are adding to its low productivity, says accounting firm PwC in a report for the Construction Strategy Group. The sector...
View ArticleBusinessDesk: Treasury calls for "wide and ambitious" policy reform; Wants...
TweetThe Treasury has lowered its forecast for economic growth for 2013, citing volatile and more expensive global credit markets and the likely impact on commodity prices of a weaker global...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bernard Hickey points to the enormous game of musical chairs in the currency...
TweetBy Bernard HickeyThe surge in our currency this week to a fresh five month high against the US dollar and a record high against the Euro highlights how we are losing in a race to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bernard Hickey argues we will need to reunite monetary and fiscal policy...
TweetBy Bernard HickeyCommitting heresy is unfortunately becoming more common in the world of central banking.The world's most important central banks are printing money like there's no...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bruce Wills says fiscal policy settings are to blame for the high dollar...
TweetBy Bruce Wills*With drought being declared farmers will be looking at their costs with a fine tooth comb.Of course a Feds membership is one to tick because it does get results.One big one in a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bruce Wills says the high dollar is why we need policy reform to help...
TweetBy Bruce Wills*Drought is a low point for any farmer and passing drizzle on the day Hawke’s Bay requested drought be declared seemed like nature’s way of pulling a practical joke.Our farm joins...
View Article
