EEconomy Read More BOJ chief flags upside inflation risks, faster hikes possibleAugust 1, 2026 Bank of Japan Policy rate unchanged, Japanese central bank to monitor yen movement, AI and Iran war Bank…
EEconomy Read More BOJ chief flags upside inflation risks, faster hikes possibleJuly 31, 2026 Bank of Japan Policy rate unchanged, Japanese central bank to monitor yen movement, AI and Iran war Bank…
SSports Read More Motorcyclists protest Christchurch ACC levy hikes ahead of court challengeJune 22, 2026 Ahead of that challenge, Chapple will seek interim orders to prevent the increases from happening before the court…
EEconomy Read More Indonesia’s central bank hikes rates again, totaling 1% in span of a monthJune 21, 2026 Markets Bank Indonesia sees 5.75% interest rate as stabilizing the rupiah and preventing capital outflows Bank Indonesia raised its…
BBusiness Read More ANZ hikes all mortgage rates above competitors, but leaves most savings rates as they areJune 4, 2026 ANZ lifted only two of its deposit and PIE fund rates. Its 270-day and one-year savings rates are…
NNew Zealand Read More New Zealand’s top-five Budget bombshells … plus, how can economists be so divided on the need for rate hikes – Inside EconomicsMay 26, 2026 Well, yeah, this will be my 25th Budget day as a business journalist, and yes, I am a…
BBusiness Read More Westpac announces second lot of mortgage rate hikes in May ahead of key Reserve Bank decisionMay 21, 2026 The bank also increased its three-year fixed terms by 6bps to 5.35% (special) and 5.95% (standard). The Reserve…
SSpace Read More Elon Musk’s Starlink hikes its prices, rural New Zealanders have little choice but to absorb higher costMay 19, 2026 Starlink plans are generally no-contract (although a 12-month minimum can apply if a customer is on a free…
EEconomy Read More ASB hikes mortgage rates by up to 20 basis pointsApril 28, 2026 The largest increase is to ASB’s five-year mortgage rate, which jumps 20bps to 5.89%. Adam Boyd, ASB’s executive…
BBusiness Read More BNZ undercuts rivals Kiwibank, ANZ and Westpac as it hikes key mortgage ratesApril 23, 2026 ANZ had also lifted its special one-year fixed rate by 10bps to 4.69%. ASB has the lowest one-year…
BBusiness Read More Infometrics tips three OCR hikes from as early as May in hawkish RBNZ callApril 16, 2026 He also sees the OCR reaching 4% by mid-2027 and as high as 4.5% in the first half…
EEconomy Read More Iran blockade: Qantas outlines fare hikes, route changes, cuts after fuel price shockApril 14, 2026 Those margins had soared from US$20 ($34) a barrel in February to a peak of about US$120 since…