With inflation expectations 'anchored', major central banks err on the side of providing too much stimulus rather than too little

HiFX's Dan Bell looks at the US Fed's latest FOMC statement, US 'fiscal drag', the big fall in the gold price & next week's Australian interest rate review

PM John Key says neither currency intervention nor money printing would successfully weaken the NZ$ & exporters have to 'ride through' this strong dollar cycle

Key long-term Government bond yield falls to a 28-year low following OCR review

Bernard Hickey looks at what the RBNZ's statement on the OCR means for interest rates, the exchange rate, the economy and the housing market. Your view?

RBNZ to keep OCR at 2.5% 'through the end of 2013'; wrings hands again on house prices, NZ$; Currency jumps as traders realise RBNZ all bark, no bite; Westpac pushes out OCR hike pick

The Reserve Bank continues to feel the squeeze between the opposing pressures of a rampant Kiwi dollar and rising domestic house prices, particularly in Auckland

Key says Auckland house price inflation only recently emerged as a problem; Govt now working to free up land supply; RBNZ free to hike rates

First quarter Consumer Price Index expected to show annual inflation tracking below, or near bottom, of RBNZ's 1% to 3% target band

Bernard Hickey hears plenty of talk about housing affordability and inadequate housing supply. He is sick of talk and wants to see some action. You agree?