RBNZ Leaves OCR Unchanged at 2.25%; Statement Net Hawkish

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, April 8, 2026) – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand left the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 2.25%, in line with expectations.

The statement was net hawkish in line with CB Intel’s expectat...

RBNZ Breman: Goal Is To Return Inflation to Target In All Circums...

--By Sophia Rodrigues

(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.

In a speech at Business Cant...

RBNZ Breman: Goal Is To Return Inflation to Target In All Circums...

--By Sophia Rodrigues

(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.

In a speech at Business Cant...

RBNZ Leaves Official Cash Rate Unchanged at 2.25%

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, February 18, 2026) – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand left the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 2.25%, in line with expectations. 

The central bank cited food, and local council and electri...

RBNZ Lowers Official Cash Rate By 25bps To 2.25%

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, November 26, 2025) – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand lowered the Official Cash Rate by 25bps to 2.25%.

Below are the key headlines from the statement:

--OCR cut 25bps to 2.25%. Discu...

RBNZ Cuts OCR 50bps to 2.50%

--OCR cut 50bps to 2.50%
--Reached consensus for 50bps cut on prolonged spare capacity
--Discussed both 25bps and 50bps cut options
--Remains open to further reductions
--Econ activity in middle of 2025 was weak
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