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Rob MacCulloch writes –
Last year, in the lead up to the national election, Governor Orr said in May 2023 that he was “very confident” there would not be further interest rate hikes, stating the Reserve Bank had done enough in terms of rate rises.
He was interviewed by Mike Hosking on Newstalk ZB on the subject of his rampant confidence in the economy – as this was a highly sensitive matter in Election Year. Hosking also spoke at the same time to former RBNZ Governor, Don Brash, who expressed severe doubts, saying, “[But] the governor indicated it [the OCR] would not be going higher, and that was a surprise both for the market and me personally.”