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Tradables and Non-Tradables components of the CPI
Wednesday, 19 January 2005, 4:50 pm | Reserve Bank
Statistics New Zealand (SNZ) is now publishing official tradables and non-tradables price indices. These new official series are available for the period back to June quarter 1999. More >>
December 2004 Reserve Bank Bulletin released
Wednesday, 22 December 2004, 10:50 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today released the December 2004 issue of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bulletin. An article in this issue reports on recent work examining foreign exchange hedging practices by New Zealand exporters and importers. This work involved ... More >>
RBNZ invests in Asian Bond Fund 2
Friday, 17 December 2004, 8:33 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today announced that it intends to invest USD 50 million in the newly created EMEAP Asian Bond Fund 2 (ABF2) as part of its foreign reserves. More >>
Reserve Bank Confirms Westpac to incorporate in NZ
Thursday, 16 December 2004, 8:49 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today confirmed that Westpac has decided to incorporate in New Zealand. Once this process is completed, all systemically important banks operating in New Zealand will be locally incorporated. More >>
OCR unchanged at 6.50 per cent
Thursday, 9 December 2004, 10:45 am | Reserve Bank
Speaking at the release of the Reserve Bank's December 2004 Monetary Policy Statement, Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard said "As indicated in our October Review, we continue to expect that the current policy position will achieve inflation between ... More >>
FX settlement risk reduced for NZ financial system
Monday, 6 December 2004, 3:10 pm | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today announced that the New Zealand dollar has today been included in an international system that reduces the risk of things going wrong when substantial foreign exchange transactions are settled across national boundaries. More >>
Reserve Bank Says External Debt Needs Stabilising
Wednesday, 17 November 2004, 10:23 am | Reserve Bank
Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Adrian Orr is warning that the rise in New Zealand's external debt in recent years stresses the need for policies to promote the soundness of the financial sector. That's come in a speech in Napier to the New Zealand Society ... More >>
Changes to New Zealand's 'Silver' coins?
Thursday, 11 November 2004, 9:27 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today announced details of proposals to modernise New Zealand's 'silver' coloured coins. The Reserve Bank emphasised that no decisions have been made, and is now seeking feedback from the public. The Bank expects to make final ... More >>
Reserve Bank increases OCR to 6.50 per cent
Thursday, 28 October 2004, 10:02 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank has increased the Official Cash Rate from 6.25 per cent to 6.50 per cent. More >>
RBNZ's first Financial Stability Report
Wednesday, 20 October 2004, 1:24 pm | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today issued the first of a regular series of Financial Stability Reports which will assess the current state of New Zealand's financial system. More >>
September 2004 Reserve Bank Bulletin released
Wednesday, 6 October 2004, 1:48 pm | Reserve Bank
The September issue contains articles spanning most of the Reserve Bank's core functions. It also includes two speeches recently given by the Governor - one on the banking supervision framework and the other on the New Zealand property markets. More >>
Need for effective local supervision of banks
Monday, 4 October 2004, 9:20 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank is emphasising the continuing need for countries with predominantly foreign-owned banks to have the capacity to maintain the stability of their financial systems and to respond to a banking crisis. More >>
Alan Bollard Speech To Fed Reserve Bank
Monday, 4 October 2004, 9:18 am | Reserve Bank
An Address to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Conference: Systemic Financial Crises - Resolving Large Bank Insolvencies More >>
Foreign exchange and derivatives turnover survey
Thursday, 30 September 2004, 9:16 am | Reserve Bank
New Zealand's foreign exchange market handled an average of US$7.5 billion per day in April 2004 (relative to US$4.2 and US$7.6 billion per day in April 2001 and 1998 respectively), according to a Reserve Bank survey released today. More >>
RBNZ MPS: Summary of economic projections
Thursday, 9 September 2004, 10:21 am | Reserve Bank
This series is annual CPI inflation, excluding credit services, until the June 1999 quarter, and annual CPI inflation thereafter (adjusted by Statistics New Zealand to exclude interest and section prices from the September 1999 quarter to the June ... More >>
RBNZ MPS: Policy Assessment
Thursday, 9 September 2004, 10:06 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank has increased the Official Cash Rate from 6.00 per cent to 6.25 per cent. Further tightening of monetary policy is likely to be required. More >>
OCR increased to 6.25 per cent
Thursday, 9 September 2004, 10:02 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank has increased the Official Cash Rate from 6.00 per cent to 6.25 per cent. The Bank has also stated that further tightening of monetary policy is likely to be required. More >>
2004 Monetary Policy Challenge winner announced
Tuesday, 7 September 2004, 4:20 pm | Reserve Bank
Hillcrest High School from Hamilton has won the Reserve Bank's 2004 Monetary Policy Challenge school competition. More >>
RBNZ assesses property risks
Thursday, 2 September 2004, 12:02 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank is reminding investors in property - rural, industrial and commercial, and residential - that property markets are inherently subject to cycles and market participants need to structure their affairs accordingly. More >>
RBNZ issues Statement of Intent
Tuesday, 17 August 2004, 10:59 am | Reserve Bank
The Reserve Bank today made public a Statement of Intent which outlines the Bank's plans for the period 2004 to 2007. More >>
