RBNZ: Open to increasing the size of QE

Reserve Bank of New Zealand Assistant, Governor Hawkesby, said in an interview:

Key notes

• Urges banks to step up in corporate bond market.
• Buying LGFA should help corporate bond market.
• Considering other assets for QE, linkers on the list.
• There's a limit to how much of bond mkt RBNZ can buy. 
• RBNZ didn't know exact size of Q4 govt bond issuance.
• Says RBNZ 'very open' to changing size of QE program.