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UPDATED Wheeler gives clear signal OCR is set to rise as economy gathers momentum

UPDATED Wheeler gives clear signal OCR is set to rise as economy gathers momentum

(Recasts, adding investor comment, updates market reaction) By Paul McBeth Dec. 12 (BusinessDesk) – Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler says “considerable momentum” in the New Zealand economy means record low interest rates are no longer appropriate in the face of inflation p...

11 Dec 2013
Vector loses key elements of challenge to Commerce Commission pricing

Vector loses key elements of challenge to Commerce Commission pricing

By Pattrick Smellie Dec. 12 (BusinessDesk) – An attempt led by Auckland monopoly network Vector to overturn the way the Commerce Commission sets prices for its services has failed in almost all respects, following a merits review challenge to the High Court. The long-awaited,...

11 Dec 2013
Stronger terms of trade could drive interest rates up further, RBNZ says

Stronger terms of trade could drive interest rates up further, RBNZ says

Dec. 12 (BusinessDesk) - Strong commodity prices, particularly for dairy products, could drive up interest rates more than currently expected if they continue to keep the terms of trade at elevated levels, the Reserve Bank says. In an alternative scenario in today’s monetary p...

11 Dec 2013