Reserve Bank tracks down leak from lockup to Mediaworks, sees no evidence of market impact

Reserve Bank tracks down leak from lockup to Mediaworks, sees no evidence of market impact
Tina Morrison
By Tina Morrison April 14 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand's Reserve Bank said its decision to cut interest rates last month was leaked by a Newshub Mediaworks reporter from the media lockup and it will stop offering journalists and analysts embargoed access to sensitive reports as a result. It found no evidence the leak led to any financial market impact. An independent investigation by Deloitte’s forensic unit found that, contrary to the rules of the lock-up, information on the bank’s decision to cut the official cash rate was transmitted b...