PremiumOpinionOpinion byMark ListerRotorua Daily Post·2 Aug, 2026 04:00 PM5 mins to readMark Lister is investment director at Craigs Investment Partners‌Reserve Bank Governor Dr Anna Breman. Photo / Mark MitchellReserve Bank Governor Dr Anna Breman. Photo / Mark MitchellThe dust has settled on the Reserve Bank’s July hike in the Official Cash Rate, the first in three years.There’s been plenty of debate about whether that was the right move or not.However, developments since then suggest it probably was and point to more of the same.

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