9 Nov 2016

Cost of borrowing rises for banks

From Nine To Noon, 9:20 am on 9 November 2016

The Reserve Bank is widely expected to cut the official cash rate to a record low 1.75 percent - from the current two percent. But the banks may actually raise interest rates for borrowers thanks in part to rises in international swap rates. Kathryn Ryan speaks to Massey University banking lecturer Claire Matthews.