Article tagged with 'Jarrod Kerr'
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Not the end of OCR cuts
09 Oct 2025 - While the RBNZ yesterday delivered on what the economy and Kiwis desperately needed, some economists don’t think the OCR cuts are at an end.
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OCR needs a deeper drop to get economy going
18 Aug 2025 - This week’s expected OCR by the RBNZ and a signal it will make another is not going to be nowhere enough to dig the economy out of its hole.
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Further cuts to OCR might be forced on RBNZ
05 Aug 2025 - With about 40% of existing mortgages due to roll over in the next six months and another 10% on floating rates, now could be the best time for those borrowers. That’s because Kiwibank is predicting the RBNZ will be forced to cut interest rates more than either it or the market currently expects, due to weaker economic data both here and overseas.
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A lack of love for labour, competition and productivity
04 Aug 2025 - Advisers may have to spend time in the next few months giving plenty of clients’ advice on how to manage their mortgages if they lose their jobs.
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Moving forward to the past - rates have further to fall
11 Apr 2025 - Kiwibank says the economic environment simply demands more interest rate relief.
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Longer term fixed interest rates slowly bite into floating terms
08 Apr 2025 - Two-year fixed mortgage rates are starting to slowly eat into the share of total lending by banks.
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Next big issue for mortgage advisers
07 Feb 2025 - The question hovering on mortgage advisers’ lips is when they should start pointing clients to longer fixed interest terms on their mortgages.