Tagged: NZ Economy

The Reserve Bank is going to have to keep mortgage rates low to prevent a collapse in consumption and the flow on impact on the economy. In my opinion we are in for a sustained period of low interest rates

Bank economists seem to talk up mortgage rates but I’m not so sure! When you look at the fundamentals I struggle to see why rates need to increase much at all

Really? It’s over? Just like that? I’m slightly bemused by how quickly some commentators are proclaiming the end of this – the mother of all recessions. If that’s it – finished – then the recession was quite dull by past standards and I will happily eat my shorts

Across the board bank servicing calculations are tougher than they were in 2007. Reduced access to credit will fundamentally constrain property price growth