GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF INFLATION MONETARY POLICY
Government Aggregate Demand falls, inflation decreases Policy Target Agreement (PTA) Reserve Bank Sets Interest rates called OCR When Inflation is high, OCR is increased. This causes… Credit to become expensive ‘C’ falls Loans become expensive ‘I’ falls NZ$ becomes strong ‘X-M’ falls Aggregate Demand falls, inflation decreases
Government Aggregate Demand falls, inflation decreases Policy Target Agreement (PTA) Reserve Bank Sets Interest rates called OCR When Inflation is high, OCR is increased. This causes… Credit to become expensive ‘C’ falls Loans become expensive ‘I’ falls NZ$ becomes strong ‘X-M’ falls Aggregate Demand falls, inflation decreases