Breman: No one strongly pushed for raising rates at today’s RBNZ meeting

Breman: No one strongly pushed for raising rates at today’s RBNZ meeting

Breman: No one strongly pushed for raising rates at today’s RBNZ meeting.
— First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) April 8, 2026

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Breman: Reserve Bank of NZ not near a rate hike at today’s meeting.
— First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) April 8, 2026

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RESERVE BANK OF NZ GOVERNOR: TIGHTER FINANCIAL CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO MODESTLY DAMPEN GROWTH. ...
— MarketNewsFeed (@MarketNews_Feed) April 8, 2026

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RESERVE BANK OF NZ GOVERNOR SAYS NEUTRAL RATE LIES WITHIN A RANGE, CENTERED AT 3.0%. ...
— MarketNewsFeed (@MarketNews_Feed) April 8, 2026

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RBNZ Governor: Frequency of rate hikes could be every meeting or every second meeting, it depends.
— First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) April 8, 2026

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Breman: RBNZ considered raising rates relatively early, including today
From @FirstSquawk|Apr 7, 2026
Breman: Reserve Bank of NZ considered raising rates relatively early, including today. RBNZ Governor Breman: CPI expected at 4.2% in Q2, with forecast uncertainty. Breman says if oil prices continue to drop, RBNZ inflation forecast may be on the high side.
RBNZ media conference
From youtube.com/reservebankofnz|Apr 7, 2026
All OCR announcements are followed by a media conference at 3pm. Financial Stability Reports (May and November): Media conferences are at 1pm.
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From interest.co.nz|Apr 7, 2026|2 comments
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