Last week the Reserve Bank increased the OCR a secondtime to 3.00%, as was unanimously expected by economistsand financial markets. Also as expected, the accompanyingpress release acknowledged some of the less inflationarydevelopments over the previous six weeks. However,the message remained firmly focused on the build-up ofinflation pressures over the medium term, requiring higherinterest rates over the next couple of years.
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