The Prime Minister's stressing he doesn't tell the Reserve Bank what to do, but does offer his view.
Chris Luxon told Mike Hosking this morning he gives interim Governor Christian Hawkesby his reckons before the OCR's set.
Speaking this afternoon, Luxon denied he has any influence over the bank's decisions.
Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper wonders if this is still too much for Luxon.
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