RBNZ keeps OCR on hold for now, warns higher kiwi may warrant lower rates

RBNZ keeps OCR on hold for now, warns higher kiwi may warrant lower rates
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth Oct. 29 (BusinessDesk) - Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler kept the official cash rate unchanged, while reiterating another cut is likely and warning that a recent gain in the kiwi dollar could restrain inflation, adding to the case for a lower interest rate path. Wheeler left the OCR at 2.75 percent, as expected, having cut the benchmark rate three times this year to stoke activity in a softening economy and lift inflation, which has been below the bank's target band of 1 percent to 3 percent since September last year....