Interest Rates

Money expert Liz Koh joins Kathryn to look at the way the effect of interest rate changes is often focused on those with mortgages. Audio

Westpac says many households and businesses are struggling with high interest rates and costs and the coming months will be challenging. Chief Executive Catherine McGrath talks about the sluggish… Audio

UK correspondent Harriet Line joins Kathryn to talk about the government announcing new licences for North Sea oil and gas reserves, which PM Rishi Sunak says is "entirely consistent" with net zero… Audio

Could you find an extra $1600 a month in the household budget if you had to? That's the sharp end of the cost of living crisis for some Aucklanders, and that's on mortage payments alone. Westpac has… Video, Audio

Reining in inflation is coming at a cost for the average New Zealander with a mortgage, critics say.

The Reserve Bank has surprised with a 50 basis point rise in the official cash rate to 5.25… Audio

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to look at calls for a royal commission into how the only producer of gold in Australia sold diluted gold to China and allowed a prominent gang… Audio

More pain is in the pipeline for many mortgaged homeowners, as their loans roll over to much higher interest rates than before. Kathryn speaks with Westpac's Michael Gordon and Centrix managing… Audio

There are ways to get a better home loan deal than advertised.  Business journalist and editor of economic and political newsletter, The Kaka - Bernard Hickey talks to Jesse about how it works. Audio

As interest rates continue an upwards march and home values drop, many people may be finding it difficult to service their mortgage. David Boyle joins Kathryn to talk about what homeowners can do to… Audio

Crushed between rising interest rates and runaway inflation - why are households being forced to bear the cost of fixing the economy?

At least one leading economist reckons the Reserve Bank, the… Audio

The Official Cash Rate has been hiked 75 basis points to 4.25 percent - the highest in more than a decade.

Mortgage broker Malcolm Knight from Advice Knight talks about the effects with Lisa Owen.

There could be some collective belt tightening across New Zealand following the latest interest rate hike from the Reserve Bank, and yet another gloomy economic forecast.

The 75 basis point jump saw… Audio

It's a housing crisis of a different kind - house prices are falling and interest rates are rising. Audio

It came as a surprise to economists, but GDP fell 0.2 percent in the March quarter - is New Zealand in for another recession?  Audio

Senior market analyst Jeffrey Halley joins the show to discuss interest rates and a number of other financial matters, including why New Zealanders should be putting their money in term deposits for… Audio

Wallace Chapman and panellists Heather Roy and Anton Matthews discuss the Official Cash Rate hike, lowering the voting age and the call for volunteers to clean graves. Audio

The Reserve Bank Governor joins Kathryn to discuss interest rates, inflation and the economy following yesterday's increase in the official cash rate. Audio

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

Joining us on the Weekend Panel this morning are AUT associate professor Dr Ella Henry and Interest.co.nz's press gallery journalist Jenée Tibshraeny. Among other topics, they'll be discussing… Audio

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