New Zealand rate pause unlikely to last for long

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) kept its policy rate at 3.5% at its meeting today, pausing a hiking cycle that began in March. The RBNZ will wait to see the effects of previous hikes, but we still see scope for another rate increase in early 2015.

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