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Statement on Monetary Policy February 2009

Download the complete Statement 1.8MB

  • Introduction
  • International Economic Developments
  • International and Foreign Exchange Markets
  • Box A: Volatility in Global Financial Markets
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  • Domestic Economic Conditions
  • Domestic Financial Markets
  • Box B: An International Comparison of Pass-through of Policy Rate Changes to Housing Loan Rates
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  • Box C: Climate Change Mitigation Policy and the Macroeconomy
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The material in this Statement on Monetary Policy was finalised on 5 February 2009.

ISSN 1448–5133 (Print)
ISSN 1448–5141 (Online)

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