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Bulletin article traces history of prudential supervision
Wednesday, 31 August 2016, 12:20 pm | Reserve Bank
31 August 2016 Bulletin article traces history of prudential supervision A Bulletin article published today provides a short history of the Reserve Bank’s prudential supervisory role, identifying a number of distinct shifts in the prudential supervision ... More >>
Bulletin article evaluates forecasting performance
Thursday, 18 August 2016, 11:59 am | Reserve Bank
The article uses forecasts from a suite of statistical models as a benchmark to evaluate the performance of forecasts prepared for the Reserve Bank’s quarterly Monetary Policy Statements. More >>
LVR start date deferred until 1 October 2016
Friday, 12 August 2016, 1:36 pm | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank is deferring the start of the proposed changes to investor loan-to-value restrictions (LVRs) nationwide from 1 September to 1 October 2016, based on feedback from the banking industry from its recent consultation on the proposals. More >>
Official Cash Rate reduced to 2.0 percent
Thursday, 11 August 2016, 9:10 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today reduced the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 2.0 percent. More >>
Reserve Bank releases economic update
Thursday, 21 July 2016, 9:36 am | Reserve Bank
Prospects for growth in the global economy have diminished despite very stimulatory monetary policy and low oil prices. Significant downside risks remain. Financial market volatility increased following the UK referendum and long-term interest rates ... More >>
Bulletin article looks at financial stability risks
Tuesday, 19 July 2016, 2:08 pm | Reserve Bank
19 July 2016 Bulletin article looks at financial stability risks from housing market cycles A Reserve Bank Bulletin article published today looks at the risks to financial stability posed by boom and bust cycles that are prevalent features of housing markets ... More >>
Reserve Bank consults on new investor LVR restrictions
Tuesday, 19 July 2016, 9:29 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank has today released a consultation paper proposing changes to loan-to-value restrictions (LVRs) to further mitigate risks to financial stability arising from the current boom in house prices. More >>
Article describes OCR decision making process
Monday, 11 July 2016, 12:38 pm | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today published a Bulletin article that explains the monetary policy decision-making process. More >>
East Asia Pacific central banks reinvest Asian Bond Funds
Friday, 1 July 2016, 11:50 am | Reserve Bank
A group of East Asia Pacific central banks is closing its US-dollar denominated bond fund and transferring the investment to a local-currency bond fund in order to enhance local-currency bond market development in the region. More >>
RBNZ outlines priorities in Statement of Intent
Wednesday, 29 June 2016, 9:33 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank is positioning itself to meet the challenges posed by the economic and financial environment, Governor Graeme Wheeler said today when releasing the Statement of Intent (SOI) for 2016-2019 . More >>
Assessing the economic value of probabilistic forecasts
Tuesday, 28 June 2016, 4:38 pm | Reserve Bank
Inflation targeting central banks devote considerable resources to modelling and assessing the future path of inflation, and to understanding previous forecast errors. Nearly all monetary policymakers also issue periodic ex ante inflation event warnings ... More >>
New statistics show mortgage lending by payment type
Monday, 27 June 2016, 3:12 pm | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank has introduced a new data table (C32) which presents statistics on new and existing residential mortgage lending by payment type – interest-only, and principal-and-interest loans. More >>
Consultation on dual registration for non-systemic banks
Monday, 27 June 2016, 11:27 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today published a consultation paper on its approach to the registration of foreign-owned banks that have a small, non-systemic, locally incorporated presence in New Zealand. More >>
RBNZ Bulletin examines forecast performance
Thursday, 16 June 2016, 11:22 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today published a Bulletin article documenting the performance of the Bank’s forecasts over the period 2009 to 2015 . More >>
Reserve Bank warns of email scam
Tuesday, 14 June 2016, 2:33 pm | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank is warning of what appears to be a scam email sent to businesses in the financial sector. More >>
Official Cash Rate unchanged at 2.25 percent
Thursday, 9 June 2016, 9:14 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today left the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 2.25 percent. Global financial market volatility has abated and the outlook for global growth appears to have stabilised after being revised down successively over recent quarters. There ... More >>
Reserve Bank Bulletin looks at liquidity management
Thursday, 26 May 2016, 11:17 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today published a Bulletin article that explains how the Bank manages liquidity in the banking system. More >>
Reserve Bank seeks submissions on proposed outsourcing rules
Monday, 23 May 2016, 12:19 pm | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank is seeking submissions on proposed amendments to rules about outsourcing of services by registered banks. More >>
RBNZ Bulletin looks at digital disruption in banking
Thursday, 19 May 2016, 11:54 am | Reserve Bank
An article published today in the Reserve Bank Bulletin explores the potential effects of digital disruption to banks and broader financial system stability. More >>
Discussion papers on inflation
Thursday, 12 May 2016, 9:40 am | Reserve Bank
Two discussion papers by Miles Parker have been published on the Reserve Bank’s website. More >>
