We continue to think the OCR will remain at 5.5% at the February Monetary Policy Statement. Resilience in domestic inflation pressures and the labour market will be of concern to the RBNZ. But very weak economic momentum, lower headline inflation and a flatter housing market of late are important mitigants. We see another hawkish Statement […]
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Bank of Japan left its policy rate unchanged at around 0.75% as widely expected, and maintained a clear tightening bias, signaling that further rate hikes remain on the table. The decision was passed by an Read more…
Australia’s labor market delivered a strong headline in February, with employment rising by 48.9k, well above expectations of 20k. However, the details painted a softer picture, as the unemployment rate jumped from 4.1% to 4.3%, Read more…
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