Live at the Nut Bar with John Bolton and David Cunningham

Squirrel Founder John Bolton (better known as JB) and Chief David Cunningham (DC) sit down weekly to chew the fat about things like finance, the economy, investing and what's happening with mortgage interest rates.

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6 March 2025


All eyes on interest rates: Key OCR dates for 2024/2025

By Squirrel

As New Zealand holds its collective breath, waiting for interest rates to start falling again, here are the key OCR announcement dates you need in your diary for 2024 and 2025.

14 August 2024


NZ property market & OCR update - August 2024

By John Bolton

Well, there it is, folks—the good news we’ve all been waiting for. The Reserve Bank has begun the process of gradually unwinding high interest rates, pushing through a 0.25% cut to the Official Cash Rate. So, now that we’re in a falling rate environment (woohoo!) what’s that going to mean for New Zealand borrowers, and our economy?

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12 August 2024


Opinion: Greater competition in banking starts with a fairer rate on Kiwi savings

By Dave Tyrer

There's been a big push in recent years to deliver greater levels of competition across our banking sector, and greater value for customers. But Squirrel's Dave Tyrer reckons we're missing a key part of the solution, and it's not about customers paying less—it's about the banks paying more.

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