--Reminds forecasts assume higher cash rate and higher exchange rate
--Share of items with CPI over 2.5% increased noticeably in 2025
--Removed modest downward judgement to inflation forecast put in Aug 2025 forecasts
--Also r...
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Published on: 23 Feb 2026, 01:11 PM--Risks to both objectives shifted materially since previous meeting
--Downside risk to full employment objective appeared to have abated
--Members no longer confident financial conditions were restricti...
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(Sydney, February 20, 2026) – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s mandate is to return inflation to target regardless of conditions, Governor Anna Breman said Friday.
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(Sydney, September 27, 2022)—If 50 basis points rate hike is the new normal, does the shift in global rate vie...
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(Sydney, October 7, 2021)—The Reserve Bank of India is an inflatio...
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(Sydney, August 5, 2025) – Contrary to general commentary, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s comments at...
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(Sydney, November 7, 2022)—The syndication of the 3.75% May 2034 Australian government bond has attracted bids over A$32.1 billion by the close of Sydney hours Monday, a strong outc...
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(Sydney, October 25, 2022)—The Australian Office of Financial Manag...
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In the past few days, I have read several articles about how the mortality rate for coronavirus may be overstated, and therefore it is more important to focus on the accurate* mortal...
Published on: 14 Mar 2020, 12:00 AMThe Reserve Bank of New Zealand will have eight monetary policy meetings a year from 2027, up from seven.&n...
Australia's unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1% in January, data from the Australian Bureau of Stat...
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand kept the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 2.25%, meeting expectations. ...
Australia's wage price index rose 0.8% q/q in the December 2025 quarter, leaving the y/y pace unchanged...
The Reserve Bank of Australia raised the cash rate by 25bps to 3.85%, marking a quick turnaround from a 25b...
The Reserve Bank of Australia left the cash rate unchanged at 3.60%, judging it appropriate to remain...
The RBNZ cut the Official Cash Rate by 25bps to 2.25%, and flagged this may be the end of the easing cycle....
The Reserve Bank of Australia kept the cash rate unchanged at 3.60%, citing remaining inflationary pre...
The RBNZ cut the Official Cash Rate by 50bps to 2.5% citing prolonged spare capacity and the associate...
The Reserve Bank of Australia left the cash rate unchanged at 3.60%, in line with expectations.
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