RBNZ sprung a leak ahead of last week's monetary policy statement

RBNZ sprung a leak ahead of last week's monetary policy statement
Jenny Ruth
The Reserve Bank said it accidently leaked information on last week's monetary policy statement to a small group of financial services firms 45 minutes ahead of its official release and said it has engaged accounting firm Deloitte to independently investigate."The accidental disclosure was included in a letter sent to non-bank financial institutions to finalise a consultation process," the RBNZ said in a statement."The letter confirmed the Reserve Bank's decision to introduce a funding for lending programme but did not co...

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