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Orr clashes with MPs over inflation
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Liam Dann: OCR double hike signals Reserve Bank ready to move faster on inflation
RBNZ looks prepared to hike rates faster but not necessarily to a higher peak.
Editorial: Time to pump the OCR brakes
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Odds are evenly split on the RBNZ delivering a double shot to interest rates this week.
Liam Dann: How China's Omicron showdown will cost Kiwis in inflation fight
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Bryce Wilkinson: IMF's utopian thinking dangerous for freedoms and prosperity
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The economy rebounded out of the Delta lock down but the data didn't beat expectations.
Liam Dann: Inflation is now Ardern's biggest problem
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Brian Fallow: Economic soft landing tricky to pull off
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