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[GRTV] Rick Willis shares MDRT secrets

MDRT country chair Rick Willis led one of the biggest contingents of New Zealand advisers to the association's annual meeting in Vancouver last month. He talks to GRTV about the trip and how MDRT changed his life.

Thu, Jul 11th 2024 08:29AM

Economists rush to update their forecasts

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Economists rush to update their forecasts

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Economists rush to update their forecasts

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RBNZ holds OCR but turns unexpectedly dovish

Nobody expected the Reserve Bank to do anything other than hold its official cash rate steady at 5.5%, and that's exactly what it has just done.

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RBNZ holds OCR but turns unexpectedly dovish

BREAKING: OCR remains at 5.50% - Inflation Approaching Target Range

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BREAKING: OCR 5.50% - Inflation Approaching Target Range

The Monetary Policy Committee today agreed to maintain the Official Cash Rate at 5.50 percent.

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BREAKING: OCR 5.50% - Inflation Approaching Target Range

Expectation of November rate cuts prompts record short rate borrowing

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Expectation of Nov rate cuts prompts record short rate borrowing

Borrowers taking out mortgages for six months rose to a new high in May, in anticipation of interest rate cuts soon.

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Expectation of Nov rate cuts prompts record short rate borrowing

Reserve Bank expected to stick to its knitting; Banks bringing OCR cut expectations forward

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Reserve Bank expected to stick to its knitting

The Reserve Bank is not expected to give a dovish tilt at its Monetary Policy Review supporting the markets recent pricing of a 60% easing of the OCR in October with about 38 basis points priced in by the end of the year.

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