Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bulletin articles

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June 2000 (Vol 63, no 2)

Articles

Developments in the banking industry (PDF 78KB)

By Allison Stinson, Banking System Department
This article reviews developments in the New Zealand banking sector over 1999 drawing principally on information disclosed by registered banks in their quarterly public disclosure statements.

Trends in household assets and liabilities since 1978 (PDF 113KB)

By Clive Thorp and Bun Ung, Economics Department
This article provides an overview of New Zealand households' financial assets and liabilities, and net wealth, based on a comprehensive compilation of data from 1978.

Maintaining financial system stability: the role of macro-prudential indicators (PDF 76K)

By Christian Hawkesby, Economics Department
This article discusses the various types of macro-prudential indicators and assesses their usefulness as a means of monitoring the state of the financial system, detecting incipient signs of financial distress and monitoring the linkages between the real economy and financial system.

The Official Cash Rate one year on (PDF 135KB)

By Andy Brookes and Tim Hampton, Financial Markets Department
This article assesses the performance of the OCR as the Reserve Bank's key instrument for implementing monetary policy in the year or so since its introduction.

Speeches

Will the Reserve Bank choke the recovery? (PDF 37KB)

Alternatively, link to the html version of this speech by Dr Don Brash.

Foreign reserves: some observations in an Asian context (PDF 28KB)

Alternatively, link to the html version of this speech by Murray Sherwin.

The pros and cons of currency union: a Reserve Bank perspective (PDF 39KB)

Alternatively, link to the html version of this speech by Dr Don Brash.

Central banks and financial system stability in an uncertain world (PDF 39KB)

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