Review into Reserve Bank’s Covid response finds good start, too slow to halt stimulus

New Zealand review says COVID stimulus lasts too long

New Zealand review says COVID stimulus lasts too long

COVID Review Confirms ACT Was Right On Reserve Bank

The independent review of New Zealand’s monetary policy response to COVID-19 confirms the Reserve Bank fuelled inflation and higher mortgage rates, with Labour’s dual mandate weakening the focus on price stability.

Review into Reserve Bank’s Covid response finds good start, too slow to halt stimulus

The Government has released the independent review of New Zealand’s monetary policy response to Covid-19, and Finance Minister Nicola Willis says it shows the Reserve Bank was too slow to take its foot off the accelerator.

Reserve Bank kept interest rates low too long, Covid-19 review finds

The review says delayed tightening helped drive inflation to 7.3 percent, forcing sharper rate rises and weighing on growth and jobs.