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18 July 2024

Inflation tracking as hoped, market still anticipating OCR fall in November

Weak economic data continues to pour in, and with the latest inflation figures coming in lower than expected, it looks increasingly like interest rate falls are on the cards for late 2024

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12 July 2024

Despite no change to OCR, signs suggest we're edging closer to rate falls

The OCR has remained unchanged this week, but it's not all bad news as the RBNZ shares its prediction that inflation should be back within its target range by late 2024.

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05 July 2024

Market changes its tune on future of interest rates amid weak economic data

The numbers all point to recession, and now the market is increasingly expecting rate falls by the end of the year. So, what will the RBNZ do at next week's OCR announcement?

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21 June 2024

Pressure ramping up for RBNZ to start dropping interest rates

Consumer and business confidence have both fallen in the last month, taking us to near-historic lows. But more weak economic data means the case is growing for a drop in interest rates.

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