Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Orr will be speaking at a parliamentary committee

Earlier comments:

  • Export prices have held up well
  • rate cut was in response to global growth having slowed
  • if the cash rate was left at 1.75% employment would have slowed
  • says outlook for interest rates is broadly balanced at the moment
  • inflation has not responded to capacity constraints

more to come … these hearings can go on for hours...

Reserve Bank of NewZealand Governor Orr will be speaking at a parliamentary committee