Following the Reserve Bank’s (RBNZ) announcement yesterday Wednesday the 26th of November that it was reducing the Official Cash Rate (OCR) to 2.25%, I thought you’d be interested in knowing what impact I see this having now on mortgage rates and the housing market.   With the Reserve Bank saying it expects inflation to fall to around 2% by mid-2026 (currently inflation is sitting at 3% and at upper end of the RBNZ’s 1-3% target band) the bank believes another reduction to th

Following the Reserve Bank’s (RBNZ) announcement yesterday Wednesday the 8th of October that it was reducing the Official Cash Rate (OCR)...

Following the Reserve Bank’s (RBNZ) announcement yesterday Wednesday the 20th of August that it was reducing the Official Cash Rate (OCR)...

Following the Reserve Bank’s (RBNZ) announcement yesterday Wednesday the 9th of July that it was leaving the Official Cash Rate (OCR)...

Following the Reserve Bank’s (RBNZ) announcement yesterday Wednesday the 28th of May that it was reducing the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by...

Following the Reserve Bank’s (RBNZ) announcement today Wednesday the 9th of April that it is reducing the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 25...

Following the Reserve Bank’s (RBNZ) announcement today Wednesday the 19th of February that it is reducing the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by...

On behalf of Rule Financial Services, we’d like to thank you for your support during 2024.   2024 has been a tough year financially and...

Following the Reserve Bank’s (RBNZ) announcement today Wednesday the 27th of November that it is reducing the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by...

Following the Reserve Bank’s (RBNZ) announcement today Wednesday the 9th of October that it is reducing the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by...

Following the Reserve Bank’s (RBNZ) announcement yesterday Wednesday the 14th of August that it was reducing the Official Cash Rate (OCR)...

Following the Reserve Bank’s (RBNZ) announcement last Wednesday the 22nd of May that it was leaving the Official Cash Rate (OCR)...

Following the Reserve Bank’s (RBNZ) announcement yesterday on the 10th of April that it was leaving the Official Cash Rate (OCR)...

Following the Reserve Bank’s (RBNZ) announcement yesterday the 28th of February that it was leaving the Official Cash Rate (OCR)...

Happy New Year! I hope you had a nice Christmas with your family and that you also managed to have a decent break from work. To start the...

On behalf of Rule Financial Services, we’d like to thank you for your support during 2023. 2023 has been a tough year financially for...

Following the Reserve Bank’s (RBNZ) announcement made today on the 29th of November that it was leaving the Official Cash Rate (OCR)...

Following the Reserve Bank’s announcement made on the 4th of October that it was leaving the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at 5.50%,...

Following the Reserve Bank’s announcement last Wednesday that it was leaving the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at 5.50% I thought...

Following the Reserve Bank’s (RBNZ) announcement last Wednesday that it was leaving the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at 5.50% I...