Reserve Bank - Latest News [Page 20]
RBNZ to continue engagement on Dashboard proposal
Tuesday, 14 February 2017, 3:40 pm | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank will continue to engage with stakeholders about its proposed ‘Dashboard’ approach to quarterly disclosure for locally incorporated banks. More >>
Reserve Bank senior adviser receives Central Banking Award
Tuesday, 14 February 2017, 10:30 am | Reserve Bank
London-based Central Banking Publications (the Central Banking Journal and CentralBanking.com) announced overnight that Dr Krippner won this year’s Economics in Central Banking Award. More >>
Reserve Bank publishes final outsourcing policy decisions
Thursday, 2 February 2017, 3:36 pm | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today published its final policy decisions on a revised outsourcing policy for locally incorporated registered banks. More >>
Reserve Bank Bulletin looks at forecasting model
Thursday, 19 January 2017, 12:13 pm | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank has released a Bulletin article examining the core macro-economic model it uses to support the monetary policy decision making process. More >>
RBNZ announces two senior management appointments
Friday, 13 January 2017, 11:28 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank has appointed Klarissa Plimmer as Chief Information Officer and Patrick Hoerler as Head of Risk Assessment and Assurance. More >>
Video explains how we test banks’ safety
Monday, 19 December 2016, 10:06 am | Reserve Bank
Stress testing is a tool to assess how banks might cope with a severe economic downturn. More >>
Discussion Paper: Factor substitution and productivity in NZ
Tuesday, 13 December 2016, 2:34 pm | Reserve Bank
It is puzzling that New Zealand's productivity performance has been poor compared to other advanced economies, particularly in light of wide-ranging economic and institutional reforms starting in the mid-1980s. This paper unpacks New Zealand's disappointing ... More >>
Updated weights for Trade-Weighted Index
Wednesday, 16 November 2016, 3:29 pm | Reserve Bank
The annual re-weighting of the Trade-Weighted Index (TWI) takes effect on Wednesday 16 November 2016. More >>
Official Cash Rate reduced to 1.75 percent
Thursday, 10 November 2016, 9:07 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today reduced the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 1.75 percent. More >>
Promoting financial stability
Tuesday, 8 November 2016, 11:13 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank remains focused on preserving financial stability, while facilitating innovation and improved efficiency in the rapidly-evolving payments space, Deputy Governor Grant Spencer said today. More >>
Bond premia, monetary policy and exchange rate dynamics
Monday, 7 November 2016, 11:48 am | Reserve Bank
The risk-free interest rate means different things to different people. One notion of the risk-free rate is the return on a bond that has no risk of default, such as a short-term government bill. Another is the unobserved discount rate, that is used ... More >>
Helping people with sight loss use currency with confidence
Friday, 28 October 2016, 10:14 am | Reserve Bank
Banknote gauges to help people with sight loss better identify New Zealand’s currency have been released by the Reserve Bank in collaboration with organisations representing the blindness community. More >>
Understanding low inflation in New Zealand
Tuesday, 11 October 2016, 4:14 pm | Reserve Bank
September quarter inflation, due for release next Tuesday, is expected to be low, Assistant Governor John McDermott said in a speech to the Bay of Plenty Employers and Manufacturers Association in Rotorua today. More >>
Innovation key to shaping Bank’s past and future
Thursday, 29 September 2016, 11:44 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank's Annual Report 2015-16 demonstrates the Bank's commitment to innovation as it continues to promote a sound and dynamic monetary and financial system, Governor Graeme Wheeler said today. More >>
Neil Quigley new Chair of Reserve Bank Board
Tuesday, 27 September 2016, 9:58 am | Reserve Bank
Professor Neil Quigley has been elected Chair of the Reserve Bank's Board of Directors, replacing Dr Rod Carr. Ms Kerrin Vautier has been appointed as Deputy Chair. More >>
Reserve Bank consults on new dashboard for banks
Friday, 23 September 2016, 11:28 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today released a consultation document on a proposed new ‘Dashboard’ approach to quarterly disclosure for locally incorporated banks. More >>
Reserve Bank to publish consultation responses
Thursday, 22 September 2016, 3:46 pm | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today published a summary of the feedback received in its recent consultation about whether to routinely publish individual responses to public and industry consultations. More >>
Official Cash Rate unchanged at 2.0 percent
Thursday, 22 September 2016, 9:18 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today left the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at 2.0 percent. More >>
Foreign exchange and derivative turnover survey
Friday, 2 September 2016, 11:19 am | Reserve Bank
New Zealand's foreign exchange market handled an average of US$10.6 billion per day in April 2016 according to a Reserve Bank survey released today. This is less than the April 2013 turnover figure of US$12.4 billion but greater than the April 2010 ... More >>
Consistent approach has promoted robust banking system
Friday, 2 September 2016, 9:00 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank says that its consistent principles and approach to banking supervision have helped create a strong, robust banking system. More >>