Dr Anna Breman (Reserve Bank Governor)
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 8 Jul
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I think the important thing is that we always have good discussions.
You know, we do have diversity of thought, but it was a consensus and we reached consensus rather quickly.
Well, I think that the key thing right now is that, you know, we do see, well, we've seen overnight the oil prices going up again, but we do expect inflation to fall.
But we're concerned that there will be some lingering effects of this terrible conflict in the Middle East and how that is affecting New Zealand households and firms.
So we really wanted to ensure to bring inflation back.
And we've also seen good signs that the economy is recovering.
So for us, the balance was really making sure inflation goes back, making sure households get their purchasing power back while still supporting the economy.
And we thought that the 25 basis point hike was striking that balance between those two.
Well, growth is, I mean, of course, it's important because it also affects inflation, affects employment and affects
Wage growth, so we have a very clear mandate to bring inflation back to the midpoint of the target range, around 2%, because that's how we get the purchasing power back for households.
But we also do take into consideration not causing any unnecessary volatility.
And what it means is trying to make sure that we don't hurt growth unless it's really, really needed to bring inflation back in.
Well, I think that, you know, looking at all the pricing intentions are important.
And we do have some good information that firms are saying that, you know, they do expect to hike prices, but not by a lot.
And that's what we're looking for.
Do you believe that, Anna?
Do you believe that?
I think it's differences across many businesses and firms.
And I think that people will make different decisions because cost pressures are also very different across different firms.
Some are really affected by higher transport costs, but others don't have much higher transport costs.
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