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RBNZ, Federal Reserve announce USD facility
Wednesday, 29 October 2008, 10:18 am | Reserve Bank
The United States Federal Reserve and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand today announced the establishment of a temporary reciprocal currency arrangement (swap line) to address ongoing elevated pressures in US dollar short-term funding markets. More >>
OCR reduced to 6.5 percent
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 9:15 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today reduced the Official Cash Rate (OCR) from 7.5 percent to 6.5 percent. More >>
Further details of deposit guarantee announced
Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 5:16 pm | Reserve Bank
Treasury and the Reserve Bank have this afternoon released further details of the opt-in retail deposit guarantee scheme announced by the Minister of Finance on 12 October. More >>
Discussion Papers: Exporters optimal hedging
Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 10:08 am | Reserve Bank
The following Discussion Papers have been released on the Reserve Bank's website. The discussion papers are available at http://www.rbnz.govt.nz/research/discusspapers/ More >>
RBNZ & Treasury detail of deposit guarantee scheme
Monday, 13 October 2008, 9:13 am | Reserve Bank
The Minister of Finance announced today that the Government has introduced an opt-in deposit guarantee scheme. The scheme covers deposits for New Zealand-registered banks and eligible non-bank deposit-takers (including banking societies, credit unions ... More >>
Reserve Bank announces further liquidity measure
Thursday, 9 October 2008, 1:54 pm | Reserve Bank
Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard said today that the Bank is monitoring international developments very closely. More >>
New bank registered
Tuesday, 7 October 2008, 11:54 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand today announced that Southland Building Society has been registered as a bank in New Zealand. Southland Building Society will continue to be a mutually-owned building society although also registered as a bank. More >>
New legislation provides basis for confidence
Friday, 3 October 2008, 1:13 pm | Reserve Bank
The passing of the Reserve Bank Amendment Bill (No 3), making the Reserve Bank the regulator of deposit takers, provides a strong basis for confidence in the non-bank deposit-taking sector, Reserve Bank Governor, Alan Bollard, said today. More >>
Reserve Bank releases Annual Report
Thursday, 2 October 2008, 5:26 pm | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank is in good shape to deal with current macroeconomic and financial stresses, Governor Alan Bollard said today when releasing the Bank's 2007-2008 Annual Report, covering the year to 30 June 2008. More >>
Reserve Bank confident in NZ financial system
Wednesday, 1 October 2008, 9:08 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today reiterated its previous comments that the New Zealand banking system remains sound. Its comments follow financial market turbulence following the failure of the US Troubled Assets Relief Program to pass through Congress. More >>
September 2008 Reserve Bank Bulletin released
Friday, 26 September 2008, 10:56 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today released the September 2008 issue of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bulletin. This edition of the Reserve Bank Bulletin is built around the theme of inflation. More >>
Reserve Bank confident in NZ financial system
Friday, 19 September 2008, 1:11 pm | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today reiterated its confidence that the New Zealand banking system remains sound, despite significant further turbulence in the US and global financial markets over the past week. More >>
OCR reduced to 7.5 percent
Thursday, 11 September 2008, 9:27 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today reduced the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 50 basis points from 8.0 percent to 7.5 percent. More >>
Reserve Bank welcomes new responsibilities
Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 4:22 pm | Reserve Bank
Today represents a significant step forward in helping improve the future resilience of New Zealand's non-bank financial sector Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard said today. More >>
NZ financial system sound, functioning well - RBNZ
Thursday, 21 August 2008, 9:38 am | Reserve Bank
The New Zealand financial system is fundamentally sound and continues to function well, despite recent headlines of financial stresses, Reserve Bank Head of Prudential Supervision, Toby Fiennes, said today. More >>
RBNZ MPS/OCR and FSR dates for 2009
Monday, 18 August 2008, 11:10 am | Reserve Bank
The following is the Reserve Bank's schedule for the release of its quarterly Monetary Policy Statements and Official Cash Rate announcements for 2009. Each Monetary Policy Statement includes within it an OCR announcement, so, as usual, in total there will ... More >>
Finalists announced in Monetary Policy Challenge
Thursday, 14 August 2008, 12:52 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank announced today the six secondary schools that have made it through to the national final of the 2008 Monetary Policy Challenge (MPC). More >>
OCR reduced to 8.0 percent
Thursday, 24 July 2008, 11:47 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today reduced the Official Cash Rate (OCR) from 8.25 percent to 8.0 percent. More >>
OCR reduced to 8.0 percent
Thursday, 24 July 2008, 11:02 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today reduced the Official Cash Rate (OCR) from 8.25 percent to 8.0 percent. More >>
Bill Phillips: Man, Money and Machine
Wednesday, 2 July 2008, 5:12 pm | Reserve Bank
AWH (Bill) Phillips was a remarkable Kiwi economist and 2008 marks the 50th anniversary of his most famous creation, the Phillips Curve. More >>