Brian Fallow: Bollard asks what the hell - why wait?
In a 'What the hell, why wait?' decision Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard has cut the official cash… More
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He's done it! Bollard cuts interest rates
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Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard has cut the Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points, taking it down to 8 per cent - the first rates cut in five years. Since July 24, 2003, the Reserve Bank governor has raised the official cash rate 13 times, taking…More
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