New Zealand’s OCR could be as low at 3% in December

Economist Paul Dales says a sharper-than-expected slowdown in growth and low underlying inflation will prompt the Reserve bank to start reversing last year's rate hikes.

Jason Walls
Fri, 06 Mar 2015

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New Zealand’s official cash rate could be as low as 3% by December, according to an expert.

Capital Economics chief Australia and New Zealand economist Paul Dales says a sharper-than-expected slowdown

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