New Zealand Finance Minister Grant Robertson
- committed to keeping RBNZ's 1-3% target band
- dual mandate could mean looser policy in some situations
- "The most important thing for me is that we continue, and we've committed to, keeping the band"
- "I don't have a proposal at this stage to change the midpoint, but I'm sure when I sit down with a new governor that may be a topic that comes up. It is possible for us to take another look at that when a new governor is appointed."
Robertson spoke earlier: NZ fin min says changes to RBNZ mandate could mean looser policy
This bit more via Bloomberg now
NZD dropped a little on the earlier comments and has fallen back to similar levels again on these.
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