Recorded video of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's Monetary Policy Statement and official cash rate announcement, with Governor Alan Bollard.
Bollard announced a rise in the cash rate of 25 basis points to 2.75%. [See... Reserve Bank - Reserve Bank raises OCR to 2.75 percent]
Video courtesy of R2.co.nz. For view options in other formats, see http://www.r2.co.nz/20100610/.
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