Article tagged with 'Nick Tuffley'
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Long term rates need to also come down
17 Oct 2025 - One interesting point the RBNZ brought up when it cut the OCR by 0.50% last week is that long-term interest rates haven’t fallen much, even as short-term interest rates have, says ASB in an economic note.
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Bottom of OCR cuts either here or not far away - ASB
27 Jun 2025 - ASB economists say the extent of further interest rate falls is now up in the air and the OCR could bottom out at 3%.
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Call for expected next OCR cut to be delayed
09 Jun 2025 - While lower mortgage interest rates are allowing more first home buyers to get into the market, ASB says there is a case for holding a predicted further interest rate cut in July.
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Bigger rate cuts called for
24 Sep 2024 - Economists are called for bigger OCR cuts following weak economic data last week and The Fed cutting US interest rates 50 basis points.
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Price expectations spiral down
27 May 2020 - Housing confidence has been dealt a hefty blow by the Covid-19 crisis with house price expectations plummeting to new lows.
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Markets price in strong chance of 0% OCR
07 May 2020 - Financial markets are betting that the Official Cash Rate will fall to 0% by November, according to analysis from ASB Bank.
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Affordability under pressure - ASB
12 Mar 2020 - Expectations that house prices will rise are at a three-year high but that means less people think now is a good time to buy a house.
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Mortgage rates may be at cycle low: ASB
18 Nov 2019 - It is "quite possible" fixed rate mortgages have hit their lowest point in this cycle, according to economists at ASB.
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Housing market confidence growing
26 Aug 2019 - The housing market could be turning a corner as a new ASB survey shows that price expectations and buyer confidence are both on the rise.
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ASB: Rates may not get much lower
19 Aug 2019 - Mortgage rates are unlikely to move in "lock-step" with future Official Cash Rate cuts and will only fall "slightly" from current levels, according to economists at ASB Bank.