Trump picks former US Fed official Kevin Warsh as next central bank chief
Powell’s term at the helm ends in May, although it remains unclear if he will also step down…
Rules-based trade with US is ‘over’ – Canada central bank head
In a speech that has captured global attention, Carney said “nostalgia is not a strategy”, urging middle-sized powers…
Danyl McLauchlan: Trouble for Winston Peters as Kiwi workers wake up to his party’s limitations
Sometimes it’s the little things – like Winston Peters’ recent rebuke of Anna Breman, the recently appointed Reserve…
US Supreme Court hears case involving Trump bid to fire Fed governor
The conservative-dominated Supreme Court barred Trump from immediately removing Cook, allowing her to remain in her post until…
Winston Peters takes aim at Reserve Bank Governor Anna Breman for comments on US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell
The bank did release a statement earlier, prior to Peters’ intervention, saying Dr Breman had co-signed as “she…
US singer Jelly Roll pardoned by Tennessee governor for past felony convictions
In 2003, the singer was convicted of felony robbery and served a year in prison and additional probation,…
Reserve Bank makes it cheaper for banks to meet controversial capital rules – savings expected to be passed onto customers
The changes will enable banks to replace some of the high-cost, high-quality capital they have to hold with…
Reserve Bank Governor Dr Anna Breman finally talks market down, as ANZ the latest to hike mortgage rates
ANZ is hiking its 18-month and two-year mortgage rates by 20 basis points, and its three, four, and…
Reserve Bank Governor says there is no preset course for monetary policy after Westpac hikes interest rates
She declined the opportunity to explicitly talk the market up or down. Rather, she stressed a couple of…
New Reserve Bank Governor Dr Anna Breman keen on transparency and cautious on money printing
A proponent of transparency, she stressed that any changes to the way monetary policy decision-making was communicated should…
Reserve Bank Governor Christian Hawkesby comfortable, despite markets suggesting fixed mortgage rates might rise soon
Asked on Thursday morning what he made of swap rates rising, Hawkesby told the Herald, “I think we…
Reserve Bank narrows odds on new Governor cutting in February
It published a rate track suggesting this is likely to be the lowest the official cash rate goes…