How do banks decide if they'll lower interest rates - and are they going down more?
Will your mortgage rate go down soon, or will banks keep them higher for longer?
In this episode of Making Cents, financial journalist Frances Cook joins RNZ’s Nights on 14 August, to break down everything you need to know about New Zealand interest rates right now.
We cover:
How the Official Cash Rate (OCR) works and what it means for home loans
The link between what savers get in their term deposit, and what borrowers are charged for their mortgage
Whether banks are competing hard enough for customers
Why banks cut or raise interest rates at different times
Whether you’re a homeowner…
The skinny
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