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Kiwi dollar bobbles around US70c

<i>Brian Fallow :</i> Bollard's cut and paste job no bad thing

It does not inspire confidence to have wild swings in the central bank's view of the economic outlook and what it is likely to do.

OCR stays at 2.5pc, rates steady till mid-year

The Reserve Bank has left the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 2.5pc, and again said it may be the middle of this year before they rise.

<i>Bernard Hickey: </i> Inflation to hit 5 per cent ?

NZ dollar tops US70c

Kiwi dollar rises strongly on good US jobs data

Markets discount rate rise for now

Australia not going to 'slow down' to let NZ catch up

NZ dollar touches new five-month low as US sheds more jobs

The New Zealand dollar touched a new five-month low of 68.17 US cents overnight.

<i>Bryan Gould:</i> Reliance on narrow monetary policy endangers the economy

Dollar falls below US71c as jobs data looms

Inflation targeting works, Bollard tells employers

Staying the course

New bank rules could keep rate hikes to a minimum: Bollard

Bollard recycles OCR statement

Dollar holds above 70.5c as global worries swamp OCR review