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RBA governor Philip Lowe during a hearing at Parliament House in Canberra.

The worry the Reserve Bank doesn’t want to tell us about

The RBA does not want to admit there’s an important dimension of inflation that’s beyond the direct control of the central banks.

  • Ross Gittins

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The RBA under Governor Philip Lowe takes a different approach from the central banks of New Zealand and South Korea.

Traders betting the RBA will soon raise rates may get burned

Investors expecting Australia to follow New Zealand and South Korea with interest rate hikes in a matter of months don’t see the crucial difference that raises the odds against such timing.

  • Swati Pandey
Westpac said it would consider whether a spin-off of its New Zealand business was in the best interests of shareholders.

Westpac mulls potential $10b Kiwi spin-off

Westpac will assess whether a demerger of its New Zealand arm, which is thought to be worth more than $10 billion, would make sense for shareholders.

  • Clancy Yeates
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has unveiled a suite of measures, including an end to tax deductibility for property investors, to help tame high house price growth.

NZ kills tax loophole on property to slow soaring house prices

The Ardern government will effectively kill New Zealand’s version of negative gearing as it tries to slow 25 per cent spike in house price growth.

  • Shane Wright
NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been notified of the breach.

New Zealand Reserve Bank urgently responding to 'illegal data breach'

The bank said it was treating the matter with “the highest priority, and acting with urgency”, as it investigates the breach.

  • Tom Pullar-Strecker
Australian PM Scott Morrison and New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern. Australia may be left in the wake of NZ's recovery out of the pandemic recession.

Will NZ win the Bledisloe Cup for economic recovery?

The central banks of NZ and Australia suggest it will be the Shaky Isles to emerge faster and stronger from the coronavirus recession.

  • Shane Wright
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RBA governor Philip Lowe says the central bank will ensure there is enough money flowing through financial markets.

$162bn wiped from ASX as it falls 9.7pc in one day

The ASX closed 537.3 points lower at 5002 points, dropping 100 points during final settlement. It is the single worst day since the index launched in 2000.

  • David Scutt and Lucy Battersby
Reserve Bank of New Zealand governor Adrian Orr said the changes would make banks more resilient.

Big four banks face $14b capital slug from across the Tasman

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is sticking with a plan to lift capital requirements by $19 billion, but concessions should soften the blow for Australia's big four banks.

  • Clancy Yeates
"If you want freedom, take pride in your country," he said. "If you want democracy, hold on to your sovereignty. If you want peace, love your nation."

ASX slides on impeachment talk, geopolitics, Afterpay soars

Local market falls for a second session, dragged lower by weakness in energy, resources and telecommunication stocks.

  • David Scutt

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