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Piggy bank

NZ central bank, in neutral, will weigh drought, higher TWI in revising forecasts

Mon, 9th Mar 2015
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The Reserve Bank of New Zealand will probably keep interest rates unchanged this week, reiterating that monetary policy is in neutral, while revising.
Relief

Banks relieved as RBNZ drops '5-plus' test for home loans

Fri, 6th Mar 2015
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The major banks are breathing a sigh of relief that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand has dropped proposals that would have deemed anyone owning five or.
New zealand dollar

NZ dollar falls after RBNZ looks for ways to curb residential property investment

Fri, 6th Mar 2015
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The New Zealand dollar fell after the Reserve Bank said it is looking at ways to curb lending to residential property investors, which could pave the.
Dollar sign

NZ dollar drops after RBNZ looks at new home loan restrictions

Thu, 5th Mar 2015
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retail
The New Zealand dollar dropped after the Reserve Bank said it's looking at ways to restrict lending on residential property investments, stoking specu.
Aus nz

NZ dollar declines against Aussie ahead of RBA interest rate decision

Tue, 3rd Mar 2015
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The New Zealand dollar weakened against the Australian dollar as traders have already priced in an interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank of Australia.
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NZ building consents fall for a second month in January, housing permits drop

Fri, 27th Feb 2015
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New Zealand residential building consents declined for a second month in January, with new housing permits falling at their sharpest pace since August.
House

Auckland inner-city height restrictions weighing on supply, RBNZ's Wheeler says

Wed, 25th Feb 2015
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government
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housing
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New Zealand's government has taken a number of good steps to improve housing supply in Auckland, where prices have soared on a lack of new stock, but.
Xero

NZ firms again lower their inflation expectations, see no RBNZ action this year

Tue, 24th Feb 2015
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inflation
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economy
New Zealand businesses have again trimmed their expectations for inflation over the next two years and don't expect the central bank will need to rais.
Fallback

English flags further macroprudential tools may be needed to cool housing market

Wed, 11th Feb 2015
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rbnz
Minister of Finance Bill English says the government is heeding the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's call for more housing in Auckland's bubbling real.
Fallback

Wheeler says keeping interest rates on hold 'most prudent option', eyes Auckland housing market

Wed, 4th Feb 2015
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banking
Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler acknowledged calls to cut interest rates, given the tumbling price of crude oil, before arguing that keeping r.
Fallback

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise as RBA rate cut stokes demand for yield

Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
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power / energy
New Zealand shares gained after the Reserve Bank of Australia cut its cash rate to a record low, making the returns on offer in New Zealand more at.
Fallback

Reserve Bank of Australia cuts key rate to 2.25% citing weak domestic demand

Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
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inflation
The Reserve Bank of Australia cut its cash rate to a record low, saying weak domestic demand and tame inflation in the face of falling crude oil pr.
Fallback

RESEND: NZ Dollar Outlook: Kiwi may continue decline after drop to 4-year low

Mon, 2nd Feb 2015
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The New Zealand dollar, which fell to a four-year low after the Reserve Bank last week dropped its tightening bias and opened the door to possible.
Fallback

Greenback slips to third in NZ's expanded TWI, yuan at second

Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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services
The US dollar's weighting has slipped in the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's new trade-weighted index, which adds the Chinese yuan to a line-up of 17.
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NZ weekly rents rise 5.3% in November as annual increases slow

Mon, 15th Dec 2014
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property market
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money management
NZ sees a 5.3% rise in weekly rents for November, signalling a slowing trend in annual increases, with Trade Me noting housing rents plateauing.
Fallback

NZ dollar gains after RBNZ signals rates still going up

Thu, 11th Dec 2014
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new zealand dollar
The New Zealand dollar rose after the Reserve Bank kept its key rate on hold, while signalling interest rates will have to go up as the economy gro.
Fallback

RBNZ sees 44% bounce in whole milk powder in 2015

Thu, 11th Dec 2014
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edr
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rbnz
The Reserve Bank expects whole milk powder prices to rise by about 44 percent next year as the slump in global prices this year prompts less compet.
Fallback

Japanese investor interest in NZ plumps up Nikko funds

Tue, 2nd Dec 2014
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investing
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institutional investors
Nikko Asset Management New Zealand, the local subsidiary of the Japanese investment firm, said funds under management topped $4 billion for the fir.
Fallback

NZ Dollar Outlook: Kiwi may consolidate as RBNZ weighs in on upbeat trend

Mon, 10th Nov 2014
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new zealand dollar
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kiwi
The New Zealand dollar may hold around current levels this week as traders anticipate Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler could take aim at its re.