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RBNZ Interest Rate Decision

RBNZ Interest Rate Decision 16 August 2023

RBNZ Interest Rate Decision 16 August 2023: 5.5%, in line with the forecast and unchanged from 5.5% in July 2023. It was released on Wed 16 Aug 2023 at 02:00 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
5.5%
Forecast
5.5%
The market consensus
Previous
5.5%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

In line with the forecast: If the OCR matches expectations, the NZD may move little on the number itself; the accompanying statement and projections can still drive a large move.

RBNZ Interest Rate Decision 16 August 2023: 5.5% against a 5.5% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
16 Aug 2023—5.5%5.5%5.5%
12 Jul 2023—5.5%5.5%5.5%
24 May 2023—5.5%5.5%5.25%
5 Apr 2023—5.25%5%4.75%
22 Feb 2023—4.75%4.75%4.25%
23 Nov 2022—4.25%4.25%3.5%
5 Oct 2022—3.5%3.5%3%
17 Aug 2022—3.0%3%2.5%
13 Jul 2022—2.5%2.5%2.0%
25 May 2022—2.0%2%1.5%
13 Apr 2022—1.5%1.25%1%
23 Feb 2022—1.0%1%0.75%
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