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Savers in bank deposits are not sharing in higher rates
13+ hour ago (628+ words) Despite the Reserve Bank wanting them to, banks are not raising their term deposit rates. At least, not significantly. On Monday Kiwibank raised its six month and one year rates by five basis points (bps). Tiny occasional shifts are the…...
Breakfast briefing: Higher yields are here to stay
17+ hour, 19+ min ago (613+ words) This week will feature the US Fed's rate decision on Thursday as the key upcoming event. Financial markets are pricing a 75% chance of a +25 bps hike. Economists have the full +25 bps as their central expectation. The reason is clear - inflation…...
Breakfast briefing: The cost of money has just jumped
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (769+ words) Here's our summary of key economic events overnight that affect New Zealand, with news bond prices and equity prices are falling as oil prices have jumped, and markets now see a much larger chance the US Fed will have to…...
Breakfast briefing: The risks of an unravelling rise
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (1180+ words) Here's our summary of key economic events overnight that affect New Zealand, with news both Iran and the US are targeting oil tankers in the Persian Gulf in the sharpest escalation in their conflict since Trump's war began. The oil…...
Breakfast briefing: Central banks realise they have to get more serious in the inflation fight
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (568+ words) Here's our summary of key economic events overnight that affect New Zealand, with news inflation is high and rising around the world and central banks are confronting a change in priorities to get it under control. Their slow action is…...
Breakfast briefing: Eyes on global inflation
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (817+ words) Here's our summary of key economic events over the weekend that affect New Zealand, with news we are heading into a week that will deliver a wide set of consumer and producer inflation reports. They will also release August PPI…...
Greens want publicly owned supermarket chain 'KiwiMart' to make groceries more affordable
1+ week, 1+ day ago (809+ words) The Green Party wants to establish a publicly owned supermarket chain called KiwiMart, with a mandate to prioritise affordability for consumers. The party's food and grocery policy, released on Sunday, also wants to break up the Foodstuffs and Woolworths supermarket…...
RBNZ's Karen Silk suggests savers shop around if OCR hike's not passed through to deposit rates
1+ week, 1+ day ago (985+ words) Reserve Bank (RBNZ) Assistant Governor Karen Silk says an Official Cash Rate increase should see deposit rates increase as well as floating mortgage rates, but they're not moving at the same pace. "We’re definitely not seeing the same level of…...
A higher term deposit rate shouldn't end the investment conversation
1+ week, 4+ day ago (427+ words) Term deposit rates are heading in a direction savers haven't seen for some time, and anyone with cash savings or nearing the end of a term is naturally going to notice a better number on the next offer. It's also…...
RBNZ 'can probably take some time to assess' and see how 2 OCR hikes have affected the economy
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1299+ words) The Governor of the Reserve Bank (RBNZ) has hinted more strongly at a possible pause when the Official Cash Rate (OCR) is next reviewed in October. This comes after the RBNZ released its September Monetary Policy Statement on Wednesday, with…...