WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s central bank held its official cash rate at a record low yesterday but hinted at further easing and warned the economy may need support for a long time as the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic.
The decision to hold the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 0.25% was in line with the unanimous expectations of economists in a Reuters poll.
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