RBNZ has no plans to slow down hiking cycle

RBNZ has no plans to slow down hiking cycle
Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr has his foot on the hiking pedal. (Image: Getty)
Rebecca Howard
New Zealand’s central bank lifted the official cash rate (OCR) by another 50 basis points to 3% and signalled more to come. “Core consumer price inflation remains too high and labour resources remain scarce,” the monetary policy committee said. It agreed to continue increasing the OCR “at pace to achieve price stability and to support maximum sustainable employment”.The monetary policy committee said further increases would be required to meet the bank’s remit objectives. It did discuss whether...

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