Reserve Bank
Lifting LVR limit will hurt first home-buyers - ex-RBNZ economist
Former Reserve Bank economist Kirdan Lees is warning first home-buyers could suffer if Loan to Value ratios are lifted. He joins us with the Property Institute's chief executive Ashley Church. Audio
PM sends signal to Reserve Bank over mortgage rules
Bill English has strongly signalled he'd like the central bank to review the restrictive loan-to-value rules designed to cool the housing market.
Inflation slows to 1.7 percent
A fall in petrol prices has pulled back the rate of inflation, and doused any prospect of higher interest rates in the medium term.
Reserve Bank holds OCR at 1.75%
The Reserve Bank has held the Official Cash Rate at its record low of 1.75 percent, as expected.
Reserve Bank and BNZ go head to head in war of words
The Reserve Bank Governor, Graeme Wheeler has taken the BNZ to task over its analysis of monetary policy. RNZ's business editor, Gyles Beckford says this isn't the first time such conversations have… Audio
Thousands of home buyers could be knocked out of housing market
Thousands of home buyers could be knocked out of the market under proposals to limit the amount people can borrow. Finance Minister Steven Joyce says he's 50-50 on whether the Reserve Bank should have… Audio
Reserve Bank asks for debt-to-income powers
Sixty percent of Auckland home owners have mortgages greater than five times their income, the Reserve Bank says.
Govt and RBNZ sign unchanged PTA target
The Finance Minister and incoming acting Reserve Bank governor have signed an unchanged policy targets agreement.
RBNZ says higher mortgage rates could trigger housing downturn
In its latest review of the financial system, the Reserve Bank has given the financial system a clean bill of health. However in a big but, it's worried a rise in mortgage interest rates to 7 percent… Audio
RBNZ wants monthly inflation numbers
The Reserve Bank wants monthly official inflation numbers saying this would improve its forecasting and policy making. Audio
RBNZ sees rates on hold until 2019, disappoints hawks
As you may have heard in the news the Reserve Bank confounded interest rate expectations with a decidedly neutral statement. Audio
Inflation set to bound higher, but rates still on hold
A surge in annual inflation to its highest level in more than five years is not expected to spook the Reserve Bank or force any change to its interest rate policy.
Labour wants full employment added to RBNZ mandate
The Labour Party is promising to add full employment to the Reserve Bank's mission, alongside low inflation.
Business News for 20 March 2017
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Reserve Bank knocks back Kiwibank capital funds
The Reserve Bank says two Kiwibank bonds don't meet the standard to be counted as part of Kiwibank's capital base. Audio
Reserve Bank reviewing capital buffers for banks
The Reserve Bank is going to assess whether retail banks need to put more capital aside to protect themselves from failure. Audio
RBNZ speech reaffirms rates on hold view
The Governor of the Reserve Bank has reaffirmed the view that its cash rate is probably on hold for the next couple of years. Audio
Canadian company offers $197m for Tower Insurance
A Canadian insurance and investment company has made a bid for troubled local insurer Tower.
Reserve Bank Governor to step down in September
Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler will not seek a second term and will step down from the role in September.