How Central Banks Use Macroprudential Policy to Cool Housing Markets

Monetary Policy Explained with Fexingo: Central Banks, Money Supply, and Interest Rates · Jun 22, 2026 · 10m · transcript

Episode 67 of Monetary Policy Explained with Fexingo dives into macroprudential policy — the toolkit central banks use to prevent asset bubbles without raising interest rates for the whole economy. Lucas and Luna focus on a concrete example: New Zealand's 2021 loan-to-value ratio restrictions and debt-to-income caps, which cooled an overheated housing market while the Reserve Bank kept its cash rate low. They explain how tools like countercyclical capital buffers, loan-to-value limits, and stress tests target systemic risk in specific sectors. The hosts also discuss the trade-offs…