Interest Rates

The Reserve Bank will review the cost of borrowing tomorrow and although banks have been lowering fixed mortgage rates, the Institute of Economic Research is recommending the official cash rate is… Audio

Investors are pricing in a half chance of an interest rate cut by October this year, but the Institute of Economic Research's Shadow Board is urging caution. Audio

The mortgage war is heating up with several more banks including two of the largest joining in cutting home loan rates. Audio

Listening to that is Westpac New Zealand's chief economist, Dominick Stephens. Audio

More of the country's banks including two of the largest have joined the pack in cutting home loan rates as the mortgage war heats up. Audio

Inflation's fallen and is expected to tumble even further in the next three months, keeping interest rates steady. A big factor is falling fuel costs, with one economist estimating the savings drivers… Audio

The Reserve Bank has signalled interest rate hikes will be at least a year away. Audio

As was widely expected, the Reserve Bank this morning left interest rates unchanged, and was vague about when it might next raise rates, though it clearly indicated, it expects such a hike, to be its… Audio

A number of economists now expect the Reserve Bank to hold off raising interest rates again for longer, thanks partly to the impact falling dairy prices is likely to have on economic growth. Audio