The following articles are sourced from The New Zealand Herald

NZ dollar falls after OCR hiked
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:40
The New Zealand dollar fell sharply on a day the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) hiked the official cash rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 3 per cent.This is the opposite to what usually happens but investors opted to take more...

Bernard Hickey: Hitting the brick wall of too much debt
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:34
You almost have to feel for Alan Bollard.Right at the time when he would like to leave his foot on the accelerator to rumble over a few bumps in the road, the government is forcing him to slow down because of the extra chicane...

NZ dollar tumbles despite interest rates hike
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:23
The New Zealand dollar tumbled after Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard said interest rate increases will be more moderate than he had previously flagged and said the currency's strength is inconsistent with the weaker economic outlook.Bollard...

Brian Fallow: Bollard still expects 'respectable' growth
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:04
Governor Alan Bollard has acknowledged today what has has been apparent to the financial markets for a while.That is that the outlook for growth and inflation no longer warrants the staircase of official cash rate rises at almost...

Bollard lifts OCR, future hikes likely to be less
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:00
The Reserve Bank has lifted the official cash rate from 2.75 to 3 per cent this morning. The move, though widely expected, is a sign that the economy is still growing enough for bank Governor Alan Bollard to keep winding back...

Slower inflation changes picture
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:00
SYDNEY - Australian borrowers are likely to have a reprieve from an interest rate rise next week as a slower-than-expected rise in inflation would give the central bank some comfort, economists say.Australia's headline consumer...

Inside Money : Why we need a better loan shark net
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:30
I once had an altercation with a loan shark that reached the peak of frenzy when he yanked my phone out of the wall. This particular shark, who happened to be my landlord, had entered the premises uninvited to 'clarify' a rental dispute....

NZ dollar jumps to six-month high
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:48
The New Zealand dollar climbed to a six-month high as a surge in new home sales in the US stoked investors' appetite for higher-yielding, or riskier, assets.American new home sales jumped 24 per cent last month, taking the inventory...

Bernard Hickey - Reserve Bank should target the housing bubble
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:30
Now that the world has avoided going over the financial cliff, at least for now, the powers-that-be are doing a post-mortem of what went wrong.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has just produced a 42 page paper titled "<a...

Dollar Outlook: Kiwi may gain as rate decision looms
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:00
The New Zealand dollar may advance as traders eschew an out-of-favour greenback and seek growth assets Downunder, where central banks stand ready to raise interest rates and widen the gap with America's record-low benchmark.The...

NZ dollar pushes up on better global sentiment
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:44
The New Zealand dollar pushed to one-week highs against the major currencies and slipped to a two-week low against its trans-Tasman counterpart as sentiment toward the global economy improved.Around 8am today the kiwi was buying...

Markets punt on small rise in OCR to 3pc
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:00
Financial markets regard it as virtually certain that the Reserve Bank will raise the official cash rate from 2.75 to 3 per cent on Thursday.Governor Alan Bollard's announcement will be minutely examined, nonetheless, for signs...

OCR hike tipped for next week
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:11
The Reserve Bank is tipped to raise the Official Cash Rate next week, despite lower than expected economic growth.Westpac economists expect Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard will hike the rate by 25 basis points to 3 per cent...