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'Double your money' property pitches still circulating
Property prices are sliding after decades of big returns for investors - and property stories and ads have been highly profitable for the media in that time too. Recent warnings the ‘one way bet' on…
AudioWhat does 2 percent cash rate mean for home loans?
The cost of living is about to get a whole lot pricier if you've got a mortgage and there could be yet more pain coming down the pipe.
The Reserve Bank has raised the official cash rate half a… Video, Audio
Unsustainable housing market poses risk to economy - Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank says a larger housing correction could be on the cards, as house prices remain above sustainable levels.
Reserve Bank lifts OCR to 1.5 percent
The Reserve Bank has stepped up the battle against inflation with an increase of half of a percentage point in the Official Cash Rate to 1.5 percent, with a warning that further rises are coming. Audio
'Rather depressing' - Official cash rate rise hits first home buyers
The Reserve Bank's quarter percentage point rise in the official cash rate may have put an end to the one "saving grace" in the housing market. Audio
Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr on rising interest rates
The Reserve Bank Governor joins Kathryn to discuss interest rates, inflation and the economy following yesterday's increase in the official cash rate. Audio
Market analyst: 'NTFs are complete folly'
Last year saw the meteoric rise of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), a form of digital provenance. However, senior market analyst at Oanda, Jeffrey Halley, says NFTs are reaching peak hype, and their… Audio
Westpac NZ directors lack 'sufficient expertise' - review
An independent report into Westpac New Zealand has found material shortcomings in the way its board has run the bank.
Evening business for 25 November 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6283668330001 Video, Audio
Reserve Bank raises Official Cash Rate to 0.75 percent
The Reserve Bank is hiking the OCR for the second time in two months. The Official Cash Rate is up by a quarter of a percentage point to 0.75 percent - the highest rate since February last year.
The… Audio
Financial update with market analyst Jeffrey Halley
New Zealander Jeffrey Halley is OANDA's Senior Market Analyst for Asia Pacific. He joins the show to cover off some big recent stories, including the impact of China real estate giant Evergrande… Audio
First home buyers fear deposits getting further out of reach
Those in the market for their first home will need to stump up tens of thousands of extra dollars when lending is tightened to those with low deposits.
The Reserve Bank is halving the amount of… Audio
First home buyers may feel brunt of tighter lending rules
First home buyers may find themselves at the sharp end of further moves to tighten mortgage lending.
The government and the Reserve Bank are having a second go at cooling the runaway housing market.
…New moves to tighten mortgage lending
The government and Reserve Bank are taking aim at unsustainable house prices, with fresh attempts to cool the housing market. New moves to tighten mortgage lending include lowering the amount of… Audio
Reserve Bank signals further crackdown on mortgage lending
The government and Reserve Bank have agreed on new moves to tighten mortgage lending, including tougher loan to value ratios, debt to income ratios, to cool the housing market. The central bank says… Audio
Parliament’s week: Some business, some personal
MPs return to the big House with a first week that promises debates on both government policy and personal projects, including on alcohol, budgets, tax rates, the Family Court, and conversion therapy.
…Parliament’s week: Some business, some personal
MPs return to the big House with a first week that promises debates on both government policy and personal projects, including on alcohol, budgets, tax rates, the Family Court, and conversion therapy.
… AudioInterest 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
Big hacks, mobile payments, Apple v Epic case ends
Technology commentator Paul Matthews joins Kathryn to look at the increase in significant hacking attacks and how they happen with the tale of what happened to the Reserve Bank in January. With the… Audio
How will the Reserve Bank move away from cheap money?
Billions of dollars has been flushed through the economy in response to the Covid-19 pandemic by the government and Reserve Bank. As well the as the government's $50 billion pandemic response package… Audio
