RBNZ Governor Hawkesby says house prices and credit growth not raising red flags

RBNZ Governor Hawkesby:

house prices and credit growth not raising red flags, can have more baseline mortgage loan-to-value ratio settings

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Earlier:

• New Zealand Q3 unemployment rate rises to 5.3% (expected 5.3%, prior 5.2%)

The New Zealand dollar had been soft heading into this jobs data, and showed a further dip in the aftermath that took the Australian dollar to a 12 year high against its New Zealand counterpart.