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RBNZ on ice into 2020

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... growth outlook remain" and stated, "Our projection for the New Zealand economy, as detailed in the August Monetary Policy Statement, is little changed." The RBNZ predicts GDP growth of 2.7% this year and 2.6% in 2019 before accelerating to 3.4% in 2020. ...

Chief economist update: Betting on down rather than up?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... that the next move in the OCR could be down rather than up. This is because as printed in the August Monetary Policy Statement: "The decline in GDP growth over the past year suggests momentum in the economy may have eased." Factset data shows that New ...

Who's afraid of North Korea? Not the South Koreans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... points and hitting a record high 2451.33 points on 24 July this year. The clincher: in its 31 August monetary policy statement - where it kept interest rates unchanged for the 12 straight meeting at a record low 1.25% - the Bank of Korea's (BOK) only ...

No drama at the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... earlier that month, it's on the boil again today. Here are a few selected quotes from the RBA's August Monetary Policy Statement: "Australia's trading partner growth is forecast to be a little above its long-run average in 2014 and 2015. The slight strengthening ...
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