New Zealand Dollar: RBNZ hike underpins kiwi – ING
The post New Zealand Dollar: RBNZ hike underpins kiwi – ING appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. ING’s Francesco Pesole reports that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) raised rates to 2.50%, delivering a more hawkish message than expected and signalling further tightening is likely. He notes consensus within the Committee, sees another hike around September or October, but stresses dovish risks later in 2026 and maintains a 0.59 NZD/USD target by year-end. Further tightening signalled by rbnz “The Reserve Bank of New Zealand hiked rates by 25bp to 2.50% today, in line with our call. The accompanying message had a more hawkish tone overall than we had anticipated, though. The statement reads that further hikes “appear likely at upcoming meetings”, even if their timing is “highly uncertain”.” “There is still plenty of uncertainty around the inflation outlook, but the Bank stressed how non-tradable inflation had been persistent even before the war.” “We had suspected a close vote spli