NZ First Impressions: ANZ business confidence, August 2024
Businesses sentiment rose strongly in August, as the prospect and then delivery of an OCR […]
Markets Roar Back as Recession Fears Fade, Safe Havens Crumble
The past few weeks highlighted the volatility of global financial markets and how quickly investor […]
Cliff Notes: Labour Market Critical to the Medium-Term Outlook
Key insights from the week that was. In Australia, the week started on a slightly […]
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Pivots to Rate Cuts
Summary The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) kicked off its rate cut cycle at […]
RBNZ’s Orr signals careful and measured rate reductions
RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr outlined the central bank’s approach to its recent monetary policy shift […]
Three Times CPI on the Menu
In focus today Today we get CPI numbers out of the US, UK, and Sweden. […]
RBNZ August 2024 MPS Review: Ready… Steady… Go!
The RBNZ cut the OCR to 5.25% at its August policy meeting by unanimous decision. […]
RBNZ surprises with rate cut, signals another reduction this year
In an unexpected move, RBNZ lowered its Official Cash Rate by 25bps to 5.25% today, […]
(RBNZ) OCR 5.25% – Monetary restraint tempered as inflation converges on target
New Zealand’s annual consumer price inflation is returning to within the Monetary Policy Committee’s 1 […]
AUD/NZD: A Dovish RBNZ May Maintain Aussie Outperformance Over Kiwi
New Zealand’s core inflation trend has decelerated at a faster pace than Australia. RBNZ may […]
New Zealand Dollar Higher, Focus on RBNZ
The New Zealand dollar has started the week with gains. NZD/USD is trading at 0.6026 […]
RBNZ confident in inflation outlook, emphasizes measured approach to further rate cuts
In a speech today, RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr expressed a “very strong level of confidence” […]