Headline CPI inflation increased in February to 2.6% year-on-year (y/y), above expectations and up from 1.9% in January. The GST/HST holiday that ended Feb. 15th, played a key role in higher inflation. Not surprisingly given the sales tax holiday, restaurant prices contributed the most to the acceleration in headline CPI in February. Prices for food […]
Aug 12, 2024
Will RBNZ Start Cutting Rates Sooner Than Later
RBNZ could keep interest rates steady but signal easing sooner rather than later Economic picture shows signs of stress but no red flags yet NZDUSD approaches 0.6060-0.6080 resistance territory NZ employment data sway rate cut bets Q2 employment data from New Zealand exceeded the forecasts, leading to a reevaluation of rate cut expectations and a subsequent bullish movement in NZDUSD. However, […]
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