Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Reserve Bank of New Zealand
May 10, 2018
A more dovish than expected statement released after New Zealand’s official cash rate (OCR) was kept at 1.75% predicts that “a considerable period of time” will pass before the OCR is raised and even asserts that, “The direction of our next move is equally balanced, up or down. Only time and events will tell.” Seven […] More
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Cash Rate Remains 1.75%
March 22, 2018
Seven consecutive cuts in the Official Cash Rate between June 2015 and November 2016 halved such to 1.75%, and a statement following the latest policy review opines that the stance is likely to remain accommodative “for a considerable period” longer. Partly because of weather, economic growth last quarter was slower than expected, but central bank […] More
Reserve Bank of New Zealand
February 8, 2018
New Zealand’s Official Cash Rate was left at 1.75%. In seven increments of 25 basis points, such was halved between June 2015 and November 2016 and has been at 1.75% fifteen months. A released statement from the central bank notes that inflation has been weaker than expected lately, projects a rise of inflation in the […] More
Reserve Bank of New Zealand
November 9, 2017
CPI inflation is projected to remain near the midpoint of the target range, and longer-term inflation expectations are well anchored at 2 percent. Monetary policy will remain accommodative for a considerable period. Numerous uncertainties remain and policy may need to adjust accordingly. So concludes a statement from Governor Spencer after the Official Cash Rate was […] More
Reserve Bank of New Zealand
September 28, 2017
New Zealand’s official cash rate has been at a record low of 1.75% since a 25-basis point reduction in November 2016, and that’s only half as high as the 3.50% peak maintained from July 2014 until June 2015. Monetary policy will remain accommodative for a considerable period. Numerous uncertainties remain and policy may need to […] More
U.S. Tax Reform Details Extend Rise in Sovereign Debt Yields
September 28, 2017
Ten-year sovereign debt yields climbed additionally overnight by 3 basis points in the U.S., Japan and Germany and 2 bps in Great Britain. The dollar see-sawed. On balance, it advanced 0.4% against the Australian dollar and Chinese yuan and by 0.2% versus the Swiss franc, but it slipped 0.2% against the euro and 0.1% relative […] More
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Retains 1.75% Official Cash Rate as Expected
August 9, 2017
The last of seven straight 25-basis point interest rate cuts was implemented eight months. This cycle began in June 2015 after nearly a year in which the official cash rate crested at 3.5%. A released statement, like the one before released in June, suggests the policy bias in the short term leans toward further ease. […] More
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Policy Rate Unchanged
June 22, 2017
From a high of 3.5% between late July 2014 and mid-June 2015, the RBNZ’s official cash rate was cut in half via seven 25-basis point reductions. The last of these occurred in November 2016 and left the OCR at its current 1.75% level. A statement released following the latest policy review defends continuing an accommodative […] More
Little Change in the Dollar as Oil Stays Low
June 22, 2017
The U.S. dollar has lost 0.4% against the kiwi, 0.2% versus the peso and loonie and 0.1% relative to the yen but risen 0.2% against the Australian dollar and 0.1% vis-a-vis the euro, Swiss franc and yuan. Although 0.6% higher overnight, WTI crude oil remains very depressed at $42.79 per barrel, 21.4% lower than its […] More
Reserve Bank of New Zealand
May 11, 2017
As they did at the first two policy reviews of 2017, monetary officials left New Zealand’s official cash rate unchanged at 1.75%, the level reached after a 25-basis point cut at the final meeting of 2016. In all, three 25-bp cuts were engineered in 2016 following four such moves between June and December of 2015. […] More
