SYDNEY, July 23 (Reuters) - The Australian and New Zealand dollars held firm on Wednesday as news of a potential U.S. trade deal with Japan salved risk sentiment, but also lessened some of the ...

He says the Reserve Bank got interest rates wrong again – first too low, now too high – and it’s crushing the economy.

The monetary policy board minutes show a body desperately trying to conjure any reason it could find not to cut interest ...

NZD/USD gathers strength to near 0.6005 in Wednesday’s early session. Struggle over the Fed’s independence continues to ...

The Reserve Bank’s surprise decision to hold rates in July shocked the market. But a new survey finds its credibility has ...

Minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia July board meeting confirmed further cuts lay ahead and a decision to pause at 3.85% was largely because the majority did not want to be seen as easing too ...

The Government says new data shows inflation “remains under control”, but Opposition parties say it shows the cost of living ...

Consumer prices in New Zealand were up 2.7 percent on year in the second quarter of 2025, Statistics New Zealand said on Monday - up from 2.5 percent in the three months prior but shy of expectations ...

Inflation in New Zealand has reached a 12-month-high, driven by rising costs in rents, rates, electricity and food. Despite the increase, the rate remains within the Reserve Bank’s target band and is ...

New Zealands core inflation eased slightly in the second quarter, according to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ). The central banks sectoral factor model showed core inflation at 2.8% ...

Stats NZ Consumers Price Index data for the year to June showed the annual inflation rate rising to 2.7% – the highest level ...

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) published its Sectoral Factor Model Inflation gauge for the second quarter (Q2) of 2025, following the release of the official Consumer Price Index (CPI) by the ...