Despite this recent uptick, the New Zealand Dollar is under pressure from bearish fundamentals.
Recent data showed the New Zealand economy fell into a technical recession in the fourth quarter of 2024, whilst headline inflation remained relatively high at 4.7% during the same reporting period, even if it fell from the 5.6% recorded in Q3.
Despite weak growth, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) does not envision itself cutting interest rates due to high inflation. Elevated price growth is partly a result of structural issues such as a tight labor market, which in turn keeps wage inflation high.
In a speech about monetary policy at a Chartered Accountants’ event on Tuesday, RBNZ Chief Economist Paul Conway reiterated the bank's core message that interest rates would have to remain high for some time yet in order to bring down inflation.
“Interest rates need to remain at a restrictive level for a sustained period of time to meet our inflation objective,” said the notes from the speech, repeating the RBNZ’s official line.
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