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RBNZ Interest Rate Decision

RBNZ Interest Rate Decision 8 April 2026

RBNZ Interest Rate Decision 8 April 2026: 2.25%, in line with the forecast and unchanged from 2.25% in February 2026. It was released on Wed 8 Apr 2026 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
2.25%
Forecast
2.25%
The market consensus
Previous
2.25%
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 8 April 2026: 2.25% against a 2.25% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
8 Apr 2026—2.25%2.25%2.25%
18 Feb 2026—2.25%2.25%2.25%
26 Nov 2025—2.25%2.25%2.5%
8 Oct 2025—2.5%2.75%3%
20 Aug 2025—3%3%3.25%
9 Jul 2025—3.25%3.25%3.25%
28 May 2025—3.25%3.25%3.5%
9 Apr 2025—3.5%3.5%3.75%
19 Feb 2025—3.75%3.75%4.25%
27 Nov 2024—4.25%4.25%4.75%
9 Oct 2024—4.75%4.75%5.25%
14 Aug 2024—5.25%5.5%5.5%
The release before:RBNZ Interest Rate Decision 18 February 2026The release after:RBNZ Interest Rate Decision 27 May 2026RBNZ Interest Rate Decision: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar