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The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) chose on July 9, 2025, to keep its Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 3. 25%. This move halts a series of six straight rate reductions started in August 2024, mostly predicted by financial institutions and academics. The choice is evidence of the RBNZ's careful strategy given continuing doubts about inflation trends and the general velocity of New Zealand's economic recovery.
Should medium-term inflation expectations keep falling, the RBNZ hinted more rate cuts are likely. Policymakers project inflation to momentarily rise toward the higher limit of the 1–3% target range by mid-2025. Driven by an anticipated fall in domestic inflationary pressures and the continued spare capacity in the economy, they expect a return to around 2% by early 2026.
The central bank emphasized possible headwinds even if it recognized that high export prices and low interest rates are assisting economic recovery. Global policy uncertainties and the effects of tariffs could curb economic expansion and ease inflation. With market participants and economists usually expecting at least one further rate decrease before the end of 2025 depending on new inflation data and changes in economic circumstances, the RBNZ intends to reconsider its position at the next August meeting.
