Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Residential mortgage lending by finance companies has risen more than 30% since deposit insurance was introduced

[WELLINGTON] New Zealand’s top central banker on Wednesday said that measures of core inflation in the first quarter had remained stable within its target band of 1 per cent to 3 per cent, adding that...

[WELLINGTON] New Zealand Reserve Bank Governor Anna Breman said on Thursday that she still expected to see the country’s economy grow in 2026, particularly if the ceasefire in the Middle East holds.

[WELLINGTON] New Zealand’s central bank kept its policy rate at 2.25 per cent on Wednesday (Apr 8) for a second straight meeting, choosing to sit tight as it gauges the economic fallout from the Middl...

[AUCKLAND] The head of New Zealand’s central bank said on Tuesday that monetary policy would look through a temporary spike in energy costs from the conflict in the Middle East but higher rates could ...

[SYDNEY] New Zealand’s central bank is done cutting interest rates but there are risks on either side as policymakers gauge the strength of the consumer recovery and the path of inflation, said a top ...

The RBNZ’s new forecasts indicate some chance of a quarter-point hike later this year

The central bank expects it will retreat towards 2% by mid-2026

NEW Zealand business confidence soared to a three-decade high in December and the mood of consumers also surged, adding to signs of further economic expansion in the fourth quarter and into 2026.