RBNZ to Hold in August; But a Hike Still Likely Before Year End
We continue to see the RBNZ raising the cash rate to 5.75%, but in November […]
NZ First Impressions: Labour Market Update, June Quarter 2023
Employment growth was strong, but with a large number of new entrants to the labour […]
NZ First Impressions Consumers Price Index June Quarter 2023
Consumer prices rose 1.1% in the June quarter and are up 6.0% over the past […]
Cliff Notes: Confidence is Critical
Key insights from the week that was. Beginning in Australia, the Westpac-MI Consumer Sentiment survey […]
Dollar’s Plunge Deepens After Underwhelming Consumer Inflation Figures
Dollar’s decline accelerates again following US inflation data that reflected a more substantial than anticipated […]
NZD/USD – RBNZ May Be Done With Its Tightening Cycle After Pause
RBNZ leaves rates unchanged after near-two year hiking cycle Inflation is seen returning to target […]
New Zealand Dollar Pares Gains as RBNZ Holds Rates
New Zealand’s central bank takes a pause after 12 consecutive hikes New Zealand Manufacturing PMI […]
Caution Ahead of US Inflation Release, RBNZ May Be Done With Hikes
Stock markets are tentatively higher on Wednesday as traders adopt a cautious position ahead of […]
Core Inflation Over Time Will Justify Higher for Longer Paradigm
Markets The up-move in US yields took a breather this week. Friday’s slightly softer than […]
Soft US CPI is Not Enough
The US dollar extended losses after breaking a long-term ascending channel base yesterday. The British […]
RBNZ Monetary Policy Review: Play it again Sam!
As expected, the OCR remains at 5.5 %. The RBNZ displayed confidence and comfort with […]
RBNZ holds OCR steady at 5.5%, expresses confidence in returning inflation to target range
In line with broad expectations, RBNZ keeps OCR unchanged at 5.5%, as tightening cycle has […]