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Enter the dragon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... opposition Labor Party forming a coalition government with New Zealand First (expected to lead to a change in the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's conduct of monetary policy). Also closer to home and perhaps, one that would have the most impact on the Australian ...

Former NZ Prime Minister joins bank board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
... the head of global foreign exchange for Merrill Lynch and a member of the Foreign Exchange Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Earlier this year, he received a Companion of the Order of Australia for advancing the Australia-New Zealand ...

Transparency to the max

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... caused by the hurricanes; elections in New Zealand and Germany; and of course the policy meetings held by the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan. There appears to be no fear in the financial markets these days. Heck, the VIX index even closed lower ...

ECB disengages from currency war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
One thing stood out when the Reserve Banks of India (RBI), Australia (RBA) and New Zealand (RBNZ) conducted their monetary policy meetings in August, and that is... they all want a lower exchange rate (please sir). Both the RBA and the RBNZ kept interest ...

RBNZ on ice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has a positive view of the international economy - "Macroeconomic indicators in advanced economies have been positive over the past two months" -inflation - "Global headline inflation has increased... Core inflation ...

RBNZ on steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
Central bankers have been singing the same tune, at least so far this year. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) joined its counterparts in Japan, the US, the UK and Australia in keeping current monetary policy settings steady while at the same time ...

Economic headwinds lead Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
... inflation is really bottoming in the rest of the world, does that mean it has also done so in Australia? If so the Reserve Bank therefore has no reason to cut interest rates. "If the US dollar continues to strengthen does that mean the Australian dollar ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... from 46.2) and willingness to buy durable goods (41.9 from 42.5). New Zealand labour market Expectations that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will cut interest rates by 25 bps to 1.75% at its 10 November policy meeting could be dashed with the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... expected inflation. RBNZ cuts interest rates Low inflation and currency strength were also the main reasons cited by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) for its decision to cut interest rates a second time this year. The RBNZ lowered the official ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
... rise in house prices particularly in highly sought after areas. However, according to a 2015 research paper by the Reserve Bank of Australia, population and general economic inflation are the main long term price drivers for house prices. "The period ...