Live at the Nut Bar with John Bolton and David Cunningham

Squirrel Founder John Bolton (better known as JB) and Chief David Cunningham (DC) sit down weekly to chew the fat about things like finance, the economy, investing and what's happening with mortgage interest rates.

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10 February 2025


Rodney’s Ravings: NZ interest rates can still fall even if the Fed halts cuts

By Rodney Dickens

Movements in NZ interest rates have been relatively closely linked to those in US interest rates over the last five years. With the Fed scaling down plans for rate cuts, could it limit scope for NZ mortgage interest rates to fall further this year?

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5 February 2025


NZ property market update - February 2025

By John Bolton

Between Trump's new trade tariffs and speculation around what will happen at our next OCR announcement on 19 February, there's plenty to discuss and dissect this month. Here's the latest on what's been happening with the New Zealand housing market, interest rates and the economy (both domestic and global) in recent weeks.

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5 February 2025


Wellington property market update – February 2025

By Nick Virtue

Global economic uncertainty has placed a bit of a question mark over the future of New Zealand interest rates—but even so, our resident Wellington mortgage expert Nick Virtue, says 2025 is shaping up to be a year of gradual progress.

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