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RBNZ predicts steady rise in interest rates
Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard raised the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 2.75% today, the first increase in three years, saying the economy is into its second year of a "broad-based" recovery and has largely avoided the recent gloom in ...
Bollard set to raise OCR as inflation spike looms
Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard may deem there's sufficient cause for concern from resurgent inflation in New Zealand to look through turmoil in global financial markets and hike interest rates tomorrow.
To hike, or not to hike?
Economists believe the proviso the Reserve Bank gave in April to remove policy stimulus has been met - the economy has continued to evolve as projected.
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