Increased global financial turmoil has prompted the Reserve Bank away from reversing last March's post-earthquake OCR cut, but creeping inflation pressures mean in the absence of a global downturn, it will still want to see rates rise over time, according to ASB economist Nick Tuffley.
Global pressures vs inflation fears
19 October 2011

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