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The governor of the Reserve Bank says global interest rates are on the cusp of being lowered by central banks, but consumer and business inflation expectations need to drop further for it to happen.

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Yesterday the Reserve Bank held its cash rate in its first monetary statement of the year.

The RBNZ took a softer tone with none of the threats of rate rises heard last November.

Instead, they… Audio

The Reserve Bank struck a hawkish tone on Wednesday with its final monetary statement of the year.

As expected it kept the cash rate unchanged at 5.5 percent but explicitly added the threat of a rate… Audio

The Reserve Bank is expected to hold the official cash rate steady at 5,5 percent for the fourth successive announcement Wednesday afternoon.

Watching on will be a new government whose stated… Audio

The governor of the Reserve Bank is confident the economy will achieve a soft landing going into next year as it continues a determined policy of an extended period of high interest rates.

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The Governor of the Reserve Bank, Adrian Orr has kept the official cash rate at 5.5 percent and suggests it will stay high well into next year.

Kiwibank's chief economist, Jarrod Kerr, says it's the… Audio

The Reserve Bank has hiked the Official Cash Rate 50 basis points as it presses on with getting inflation under control.

The bank's governor Adrian Orr told our business editor Gyles Beckford there… Audio

The Reserve Bank has hiked the Official Cash Rate 50 basis points as it presses on with getting inflation under control.

ASB Bank chief economist Nick Tuffley says the damage caused by Cyclone… Audio

The Official Cash Rate is expected to rise by 50-basis-points today, up to 4.75 percent.

But the decision of Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr will be under the microscope with major economic… Audio

The Reserve Bank Adrian Orr has told everyone in the country to tighten their belts and prepare for a recession.

He says mortgages heading to 8 percent and a recession are the price the country has… Audio

The Reserve Bank has given itself a glowing review in it's annual assessment, but some commentators say some deeper issues are missing from the report.

In a briefing yesterday, Te Pūtea Matua - the… Audio

The Finance Minister, Grant Robertson, has reappointed Adrian Orr as the Reserve Bank's governor for another five year term - drawing the ire of the National Party.

National's finance spokesperson… Audio

The National Party says it's shocked by the reappointment of Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr for a second five year term.

National had wanted an independent review of the Bank's performance before… Audio

Banks are being urged to lend a helping hand to families and businesses struggling with rising interest rates. The plea comes from the Reserve Bank as it warns of tough times ahead in the fight… Audio

The Reserve Bank stuck to the script yesterday with another hawkish monetary statement and a 50 basis point rise in the official cash rate to a seven year high of 3 percent.

The central is… Audio

The Reserve Bank says it's not messing about in its battle with inflation and looks set to impose 50 basis points rate rises at its July and August reviews. Governor Adrian Orr says they're less… Audio

Experts say the new raise in the official cash rate will sting for struggling businesses, first-home buyers, and the recently indebted.

The Reserve Bank announced a quarter percentage point rise in… Audio

Some Wellington Fishery Officers are decked out with body cameras in a trial programme to keep them safe on the job.

Officers can turn on the cameras when they are concerned for their safety, after… Audio

The Reserve Bank has signalled there are plenty more interest rate rises to come before it thinks inflation will be under control.

The central bank yesterday raised the official cash rate by a… Audio

The Reserve Bank has made it patently clear higher interest rates are coming.

Governor Adrian Orr says the OCR would likely have been raised yesterday, but the Covid-19 lockdown put a stop to that.

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The Reserve Bank sprung something of a surprise in yesterday's monetary policy statement with a clear hint that interest rates are likely to rise in the second half of next year.

The central bank… Audio

The Finance Minister is defending his decision to change the Reserve Bank's remit to include house prices in its monetary considerations.

That's despite the Bank's governor Adrian Orr warning him… Audio

Late next month the Government will announce initiatives designed to cool the property market and help first homebuyers.

Last year, Finance Minister Grant Robertson sought advice from Treasury and… Audio

The Reserve Bank is warning that the shocks from the Covid-19 pandemic have yet to be felt, because of financial support measures put in place.

In its six monthly financial stability report, the Bank… Audio