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Inflation News

Catherine Masters
What shock inflation drop means for house prices, interest rates
“We cannot kid ourselves that the inflation battle is won.”

Diana Clement
Inflation headache for homeowners: Experts warn of ‘vicious cycle’
The latest inflation figures, released on Thursday, could spell bad news for rates and budgets.

Kelvin Davidson
Have we killed the beast? What Thursday's inflation figures mean for interest rates
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.

Diana Clement
NZ’s economy isn’t ‘munted’, says economist as rate pain fears grow
Buyers risk losing out if they think current conditions are permanent.

Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Good for borrowers, bad for everyone else?
The economic outlook has turned grim since the Reserve Bank’s latest rate hike.

Kelvin Davidson
No retreat, no surrender: Cash rate hike meant to kill off cheaper mortgages
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.

Catherine Masters
How NZ has dodged a global property crisis
Office sectors in the US and UK are under pressure – but Kiwi markets significantly less exposed.

Kelvin Davidson
Rates pain: Borrowers on edge as Reserve Bank calculates its next move
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.

Diana Clement
Is this the end of interest rates rises in NZ or are there more to come?
Bank economists on where the cash rate will land next week.

Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Banking crisis – the good, the bad and the worrying
Worries about the economy and interest rates run deep.

Catherine Masters
Will the year-long house price slide come to an end in autumn?
Experts on what would bring a halt to the slump and why we shouldn’t expect a GFC wipeout.

Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Will the US banking crisis spark a faster housing market revival?
More and more people will realise that rates have almost certainly peaked.

Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Should Kiwis be worried about new interest rate warnings?
Inflation is proving harder to tame.

Kelvin Davidson
Mortgage rates: Should borrowers be worried about the cost of Cyclone Gabrielle?
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.

Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Banks are offering heavily discounted fixed rate deals on the quiet
But the RBNZ is standing firm on interest rate hikes.

Diana Clement
Rate hike dilemma: Will the Reserve Bank push the OCR to 5% so soon after Cyclone Gabrielle?
Experts unsure, but some believe there’s a case for a pause in rate rises.

Diana Clement
Will NZ’s first migrant surge in three years save house prices?
Agents report uptick in enquiry from expats and overseas buyers.

Diana Clement
Who’s struggling the most? Stats reveal the biggest jumps in mortgage stress
An increasing number of homeowners are in arrears.