Here you'll find a well-rounded set of opinions from various writers. We welcome alternative views so in line with our philosophy of fairness, we will air other thought-provoking viewpoints here from our valued and experienced friends around the globe as well as our own news and views.
The RBNZ has ramped up the pace on interest rate cuts, delivering a 0.50% reduction to the OCR on 9th October. And with more big cuts seemingly in the pipeline, here's what that means for interest rates, the wider economy and New Zealand's housing market.
In early February, we made a bold call—that inflation would be back to 2% by September 2024, and so the time was right to start cutting interest rates. With the latest inflation stats out this week, Squirrel CEO David Cunningham reflects on our prediction.
The latest update on investor activity, changes to On-Call account and term investment interest rates, updated investment wait times and what's happening with personal loans.
Short-term fixed rates have remained stubbornly high in the wake of recent OCR cuts. But with bank margins now up near record levels, Squirrel founder JB is urging lenders to starting passing the benefits of rate cuts onto customers where it matters.
