RBNZ’s independence not under threat

While New Zealand’s Prime Minister has indicated a desire for more aggressive policy loosening by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the institutional framework limits the government’s ability to influence the Bank’s decisions. We doubt that the government will try to make the RBNZ more pliant.

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