Wellington, Oct 12 NZPA - The New Zealand sharemarket drifted lower today, in the absence of corporate news and clear leads from offshore markets.

Wellington, Oct 12 NZPA - The economic recovery is proving "brittle, uncertain, and full of surprises", says Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard.

By Peter Wilson, NZPA Political Editor Wellington, Sept 26 NZPA - Will you be better off this time next week? The Government says you will, the Labour Party says you won't.

Wellington, Sept 16 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar fell sharply and kept on falling after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) this morning held the official cash rate (OCR) at 3 percent but signalled a longer pause in rate increases than expected.

Wellington, Sept 16 NZPA - Households are looking after their money more carefully than had been expected, Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard told Parliament's finance and expenditure select committee today.

Wellington, Sept 16 NZPA - Many economists are expecting the official cash rate (OCR) to stay at 3 percent for the rest of 2010, with the Reserve Bank leaving it unchanged today.

Wellington, Sept 16 NZPA - The New Zealand dollar fell sharply against the US and Australian dollars after the Reserve Bank this morning held the official cash rate (OCR) at 3 percent but signalled a longer pause in rate increases than expected.

Wellington, Sept 16 NZPA - The Reserve Bank has left official interest rates unchanged at 3 percent, taking into account the Canterbury earthquake and a softening outlook for economic growth.

By Pam Graham of NZPA Wellington, Sept 4 NZPA - Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Alan Bollard admits it is a risk writing about the global financial crisis while he is still in office and events are still unfolding.

Wellington, Sept 6 NZPA - Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Alan Bollard makes the following observations about the lessons from the global financial crisis in his book Crisis: One Central Bank Governor and the Global Financial Collapse:-