Record portion of new lending goes to first-home buyers with small deposits as bank lending rules loosened
Furthermore, the Reserve Bank loosening the LVR restrictions it imposes on banks in December gave banks more leeway…
Interest rate hikes failing to dampen property prices in mid-size and regional areas
An interest rate rise in February has failed to slow much of Australia’s housing market, with new data…
Banking sector hits back at Reserve Bank call to provide 1000 more branches, ATMs across NZ
“We’ve done a lot of work with communities, and that’s what they tell us.” The way the banking…
Money launderer David Charles Rae loses $10m in High Court forfeiture
The commissioner applied to the same court for civil forfeiture orders under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009…
NZ sharemarket rebounds with 1.6% gain – Market close
‘No foregone conclusion’ “The bank acknowledged positive signs in the economy and the slightly higher inflation, but indicated…
Reserve Bank keeps cash rate steady as early recovery takes shape
Newly-appointed Reserve Bank Governor Anna Breman, speaking at her first monetary policy news conference, said the bank was…
Reserve Bank expected to bring forward interest rate hike as inflation risk grows
In other words, the RBNZ is likely to shift its forecast to suggest that the next move for…
Winston Peters didn’t get advice on Reserve Bank Governor letter before complaining she didn’t get advice before signing
Green MP Francisco Hernandez asked the minister via a written parliamentary question what advice he had received on…
Government instigates surprise inquiry into Reserve Bank’s $55 billion Covid money-printing binge
The cost to the taxpayer of the LSAP programme alone was more than half the cost to the…
Australian central bank raises key interest rate to 3.85% – Nikkei Asia
Australian central bank raises key interest rate to 3.85% Nikkei AsiaAustralia politics live: Bullock refuses to rule out further…
Japan’s Credit Saison moves to launch online bank in Brazil this year
Finance Financial group sees unmet demand for loans among consumers and small businesses Japan’s Credit Saison looks to…
The silent gambling struggle inside Nigeria’s banks
As the cold metal of the silver handcuffs closed around his wrists and he was led into the…