RBNZ Governor Orr: Confident inflation back in its target bandReserve Bank of New Zealand Orr:
- confident inflation back in its target band
- can commence re-normalising rates
- we considered a range of moves and consensus was for 25bps
- projections are NZ is headed towards a period of low and stable inflation
- broad range of indicators are consistently soft
Reasonable first step for monetary easing, in strong position to move
calmly- Remarkably pleased
with how economy has panned out with our forecasts - High frequency data
show economy weakening - Its a good news
story of pricing intentions changing - Still have
restrictive financial conditions
Earlier, read from the bottom up for the chronology:
This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.
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