RBNZ Gov Orr says not bound by policy meeting dates, can act on shocks if needed

Earlier from Orr here:

He is still going, more:

  • Global rates do matter to us, very tuned into that outlook
  • Will make decision
    on debt to income restrictions early next year
  • Seeing credit growth
    slowing rapidly, our message on rates is being heeded
  • We are saying rates
    need to be this high for some time to come, banks should listen
  • We are not bound by
    policy meeting dates, can act on shocks if needed
  • scheduled Comfortable on
    waiting until the February meeting right now
  • Domestic inflation
    is causing the challenge, big part of that is dwelling costs

The next Reserve Bank of New Zealand policy meeting is on February 28, 3 months away. Orr says the Bank can act on policy outside of a scheduled meeting, if needed. That’d put the wind into the NZD sails!

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com. Source