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New Zealand Keeps Rates Unchanged, Forecasts Risk of Hike

In a widely expected move, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand have kept the Official Cash Rate at 5.5 per cent at its November meeting.“On balance, recent data will have left the RBNZ more comfortable with an ‘on hold’ stance. Notably, price data indicates that imported inflation is easing faster than previously anticipated,” said analysts at Westpac ahead of the decision.

New Zealand Keeps Rates Unchanged, Forecasts Risk of Hike

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The local dollar jumped.The Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee held the Official Cash Rate at 5.5% Wednesday in Wellington, as expected by all 23 economists surveyed by Bloomberg. The bank’s new forecasts show a higher track for the OCR through 2024, implying a greater chance of an increase, and no reduction until mid-2025.“Inflation remains too high, and the Committee remains wary of ongoing inflationary pressures,” the RBNZ said. “Interest rates will need to remain at a restrictive level for a sustained period of time.”Inflation slowed more than expected to 5.6% in the third quarter and investors have been betting the RBNZ will be among global central banks pivoting to rate cuts in 2024, possibly as soon as May. But record immigration and a housing recovery suggest it could take some time for inflation to return to the RBNZ’s 1-3% target band.The New Zealand dollar rose almost half a US cent after the decision, extending today’s gain to 1%. 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