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NZ OCR unchanged at 2.5 percent
Thursday, 14 June 2012, 10:26 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today left the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at 2.5 percent. More >>
Financial system coping well with international stresses
Wednesday, 9 May 2012, 11:09 am | Reserve Bank
NEWS RELEASE Date 9 May 2012 Financial system coping well with international stresses Global economic and financial conditions continue to pose risks for New Zealand’s financial system, Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard said today when releasing the ... More >>
Reserve Bank responds to lessons of the GFC
Thursday, 3 May 2012, 10:12 am | Reserve Bank
NEWS RELEASE Date 03 May 2012 Reserve Bank responds to lessons of the GFC The Reserve Bank is introducing a number of prudential policy changes, based on lessons from the global financial crisis (GFC), in order to further strengthen the New Zealand ... More >>
OCR unchanged at 2.5 percent
Thursday, 26 April 2012, 9:19 am | Reserve Bank
NEWS RELEASE Date 26 April 2012 OCR unchanged at 2.5 percent The Reserve Bank today left the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at 2.5 percent. Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard said: “Inflation is restrained and is expected to stay near the middle ... More >>
First Reserve Bank Bulletin for 2012 released
Friday, 30 March 2012, 12:35 pm | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today released the first issue of the Reserve Bank Bulletin for 2012 ( www.rbnz.govt.nz/research/bulletin/2007_2011/dec2011bulletin.html ). More >>
New Discussion Paper available on RBNZ website 27/3/12
Tuesday, 27 March 2012, 4:13 pm | Reserve Bank
The financial accelerator and monetary policy rules ; Modifying Gaussian term structure models when interest rates are near the zero lower bound; The information content of central bank interest rate projections: Evidence from New Zealand More >>
OCR unchanged at 2.5 percent
Thursday, 8 March 2012, 10:22 am | Reserve Bank
NEWS RELEASE Date 8 March 2012 OCR unchanged at 2.5 percent The Reserve Bank today left the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at 2.5 percent. More >>
Bollard: Could we be better off than we think?
Friday, 17 February 2012, 2:21 pm | Reserve Bank
Quality macroeconomic statistics help us understand developments in our economy, and especially about the way economic activity and related measures are changing over time. Time series data play a critical role for us in monetary policy. However, ... More >>
Could we be better off than we think?
Friday, 17 February 2012, 2:17 pm | Reserve Bank
International comparisons of economic statistics can be fraught with difficulties and could have resulted in New Zealand’s economic performance being understated, Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard said today. More >>
Reserve Bank Governor not seeking another term
Monday, 30 January 2012, 11:18 am | Reserve Bank
Reserve Bank Governor not seeking another term Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard today announced he will not be seeking another term as Governor when his current term ends on 25 September this year. Appointed in September 2002, Dr Bollard is in ... More >>
NZ has capacity to weather shocks
Friday, 27 January 2012, 1:38 pm | Reserve Bank
The European sovereign debt crisis and Canterbury earthquakes were two bad jolts to the New Zealand economy in 2011, but the economy and financial system have the capacity to weather such shocks, Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard said today. More >>
OCR unchanged at 2.5 percent
Thursday, 26 January 2012, 10:23 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today left the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at 2.5 percent. Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard said: “Since the time of the December Statement , financial market sentiment has improved slightly, with increased liquidity in European ... More >>
Foreign acquisition and the performance of New Zealand firms
Friday, 16 December 2011, 5:23 pm | Reserve Bank
This paper examines the firm-level determinants of foreign acquisitions of New Zealand companies, and the consequences for both the purchased firms and the workers within those firms. We follow a combined propensity score matching and difference-in-differences ... More >>
Reserve Bank Bulletin released
Thursday, 15 December 2011, 3:38 pm | Reserve Bank
Reserve Bank Bulletin released The Reserve Bank today released the last issue of the Reserve Bank Bulletin ( http://www.rbnz.govt.nz/research/bulletin/2007_2011/dec2011bulletin.html ) for 2011. The first article in this edition looks at consumption spending. Fluctuations ... More >>
RBNZ consults on covered bonds legal framework
Friday, 9 December 2011, 2:26 pm | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank released a consultation paper today proposing a legislative framework for covered bonds issued by New Zealand banks. More >>
OCR unchanged at 2.5 percent
Thursday, 8 December 2011, 9:30 am | Reserve Bank
NEWS RELEASE Date 8 December 2011 OCR unchanged at 2.5 percent The Reserve Bank today left the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at 2.5 percent. Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard said: “As foreshadowed in the September Statement , global conditions ... More >>
Reserve Bank Discussion Papers Released
Friday, 25 November 2011, 10:49 am | Reserve Bank
We estimate changes in the volatility of firm-level sales, earnings and employment growth of US firms. Our method differs from existing measures for firm-level sales and employment volatility in that it not only captures longer-run changes in volatility, ... More >>
Turbulent global markets continue to affect NZ
Thursday, 10 November 2011, 10:08 am | Reserve Bank
Risks to New Zealand's economy and financial system have increased in recent months, Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard said today, when releasing the Bank's November 2011 Financial Stability Report ( http://www.rbnz.govt.nz/finstab/fsreport/ ) More >>
RBNZ appoints new Head of Risk Assessment and Assurance
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 10:53 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has appointed Steve Gordon as Head of Risk Assessment and Assurance, effective 28 November 2011. More >>
RBNZ consults on Basel III capital adequacy reforms
Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 10:41 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today released a consultation paper on the implementation of Basel III capital adequacy requirements in New Zealand ( http://www.rbnz.govt.nz/finstab/banking/4572979.html ). More >>
