RBNZ Press Conference

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) holds monetary policy meetings seven times a year, announcing their decision on interest rates and the economic assessments that influenced their decision. The central bank offers clues on the economic outlook and future policy path, which are of high relevance for the NZD valuation. Positive economic developments and upbeat outlook could lead the RBNZ to tighten the policy by hiking interest rates, which tends to be NZD bullish. The policy announcements are usually followed by Governor Adrian Orr’s press conference.

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Most recent - Wednesday 20 August 2025 03:00

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Economic context

Recent economic data has been broadly neutral for NZD. The following recent announcements may affect the market reaction to RBNZ Press Conference:

		Previous	Latest
Retail Sales (QoQ)	Bearish change	0.8%	0.5%
Retail Sales ex Autos (QoQ)	Bullish change	0.4%	0.7%
Exports	Bullish change	$6.53B	$6.71B
Imports	Bullish change	$6.33B	$7.28B
Trade Balance NZD (YoY)	Bullish change	$-4.38B	$-3.94B
RBNZ Interest Rate Decision	Bearish change	3.25%	3%
Producer Price Index - Output (QoQ)	Bearish change	2.1%	0.6%
Business NZ PSI	Bullish change	47.6	48.9

About RBNZ Press Conference

Country:	New Zealand
Currency:	NZD
Source:	Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Category:	Central Banks
Frequency:	Irregular

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