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Reserve Bank: Brighter Money Update
Thursday, 18 December 2014, 11:16 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank has today released a Bulletin article explaining how it chose the designs for the next series of New Zealand banknotes. The article takes readers through the design process, including the often intricate challenges of ensuring that the ... More >>
Latest Reserve Bank Bulletins released
Wednesday, 17 December 2014, 11:42 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today released two Reserve Bank Bulletins . More >>
Weights for new Trade-Weighted Index
Monday, 15 December 2014, 4:25 pm | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank is changing the way it calculates the trade-weighted index (TWI), as previously announced in October. As of Wednesday 17 December 2014: · the number of currencies included in the TWI will be increased from five to 17; · the weights ... More >>
Reserve Bank seeks Registrations of Interest
Monday, 15 December 2014, 4:13 pm | Reserve Bank
Reserve Bank seeks Registrations of Interest to replace its payments and settlement systems The Reserve Bank is seeking Registrations of Interest (ROI) from potential vendors for the procurement of a Real-Time Gross Settlement System and a Security ... More >>
OCR unchanged at 3.5 percent
Thursday, 11 December 2014, 9:12 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today left the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 3.5 percent. More >>
Reflections on 25 years of inflation targeting
Monday, 1 December 2014, 9:25 am | Reserve Bank
Inflation targeting has delivered price stability without reducing long-term growth, and remains the appropriate focus for monetary policy, Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler said today. More >>
Reflections on 25 yrs of Inflation Targeting: Graeme Wheeler
Monday, 1 December 2014, 9:24 am | Reserve Bank
It is now 25 years since the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act came into force. The Act established the operational independence of the Reserve Bank (Bank) in respect of monetary policy, and specified price stability as the single monetary policy objective. ... More >>
Bascand: Brighter Money
Thursday, 20 November 2014, 2:44 pm | Reserve Bank
Seeing people’s initial reactions to the new banknote designs is a heartening reminder of what an important role currency plays in our lives, and what a sense of pride and heritage our notes evoke. More >>
RBNZ releases Brighter Money designs
Thursday, 20 November 2014, 2:43 pm | Reserve Bank
New Zealand’s banknotes are getting brighter and better, with the Reserve Bank today unveiling more vibrant and secure banknote designs which will progressively enter circulation later next year. More >>
Discussion paper: Exchange rates, expected returns and risk
Thursday, 1 May 2014, 2:32 pm | Reserve Bank
According to theory, higher expected foreign risk-free returns and foreign currency risk both increase foreign yields, but have opposing effects on the value of the foreign currency. This paper exploits that relationship to jointly identify the unobserved ... More >>
Wake up Call for Property Owners
Monday, 25 November 2013, 6:43 pm | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank has predicted that floating mortgage rates will rise to 7 or 8 percent over the next two or three years. More >>
New Discussion Papers available on RBNZ website
Friday, 1 November 2013, 3:44 pm | Reserve Bank
The following Discussion Papers have been released on the Reserve Bank's website. More >>
Info Release: Advice on LVR restrictions
Thursday, 24 October 2013, 12:47 pm | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank has released information relating to loan-to-value ratio (LVR) restrictions, in response to multiple requests for information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). Some information has been withheld from these documents. Where this ... More >>
OCR unchanged at 2.5 percent
Thursday, 25 July 2013, 9:05 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today left the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at 2.5 percent. More >>
OCR unchanged at 2.5 percent
Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 1:26 pm | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today left the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at 2.5 percent. More >>
Exchange Rate Forum
Thursday, 4 April 2013, 11:59 am | Reserve Bank
Early last week the Reserve Bank and Treasury hosted a forum aimed at examining exchange rate issues relevant to New Zealand. A variety of papers were presented by Reserve Bank and Treasury staff, which were then discussed and debated by the ... More >>
OCR unchanged at 2.5 percent
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 11:07 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today left the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at 2.5 percent. More >>
Financial system stronger despite global stresses
Wednesday, 7 November 2012, 11:45 am | Reserve Bank
New Zealand’s financial system has strengthened, despite a challenging international environment, Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler said today, when releasing the Bank’s November 2012 Financial Stability Report . More >>
New designated settlement system
Friday, 7 September 2012, 10:09 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand and the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) today announced that the NZClear Settlement System has been declared a designated settlement system under Part 5C of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act. More >>
Reserve Bank backs investment in financial education
Monday, 3 September 2012, 9:59 am | Reserve Bank
Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard believes financial literacy is an important life skill for all New Zealanders as money management becomes a national focus during New Zealand’s inaugural Money Week. Money Week, from 2-8 September, is an initiative ... More >>