UPDATE 3-NZ central bank holds fire on rates, tempers tightening expectations
* LSAP retained at NZ$100 bln (Recasts with Governor Orr’s comments from press conference) WELLINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - New Zealand’s central bank said on Wednesday it was in no rush to tighten monetary policy, after it kept interest rates at record lows and sounded a cautious note about the economic outlook. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) said it did not expect to tighten settings until it was confident inflation was sustained at the 2% per annum target midpoint and employment was at maximum sustainable level. There was no specific date when that confidence would “magically a...