Should Reserve Bank have cut the OCR by 50 points? NBR reader verdict
With special feature audio: NBR economics editor Rob Hosking gives his take on the central bank's decision.
Jason Walls Mon, 15 Aug 2016
The Reserve Bank should have gone further when cutting the official cash rate (OCR) last week, with a 50 basis point favoured by a majority of NBR poll participants.
This result does not surprise NBR economics editor Rob Hosking, who says the combination of low inflation and central banks around
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