Research
RBNZ: End of the Line?
At it’s November policy rate meeting the RBNZ voted 5-1 to cut the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 2.25%. The two policy alternatives considered were the 25bp cut, or keeping the OCR unchanged at 2.50%. RaboResearch had forecast a 25bp cut, along with 22 out of 24 economists surveyed by Bloomberg. One economist had projected a larger 50bp cut and one was projecting the OCR to remain unchanged.


