The Reserve Bank of New Zealand Monetary Policy meeting is this week
Reuters poll:
- All 26 economists polled see RBNZ holding cash rate at record low 1.75%
- 15 of 16 economists surveyed forecast steady rate outlook this year, one sees a cut
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Earlier from NZ today:
- Westpac remarks on NZ Inflation Expectation data
- NZ 2 year inflation expectations for Q1: 1.92% (prior 1.68%)
- NZ Monthly Economic Indicators January 2017
- RBNZ news - Governor Wheeler to retire in September when his term ends
And, yet to come:
- NZD traders - the fun don't be done. GDT auction in London time today.
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Reserve Bank of New Zealand meeting this week:
- OCR announcement is due at 2000GMT Wednesday 8 February, which is Thursday local time in NZ
- Monetary policy Statement is also due at 20000GMT Wednesday
- Wheeler's press conference follows an hour later, 2100GMT Wednesday
- Wheeler appears before committee in parliament at 0010GMT Thursday 9 February 2017
I've posted some previews:
- RBNZ meet Thursday 9 February - preview (Goldman Sachs)
- RBNZ meet Thursday 9 February - preview (#2)
- Currency preview into the RBA & RBNZ this week: "AUD/NZD could head lower"
- (more) NZIER's Shadow Board recommends the RBNZ hold the OCR steady