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July RBNZ Decision Review

9 July 2026 10:29 RaboResearch

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand increased the Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points to 2.50% at its July meeting. Committee members justified the decision by pointing out that inflation remains above target, growth is expected to accelerate over the next six months and that the prevailing level of the OCR was judged to be stimulatory.

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