Official Cash Rate announcement and Monetary Policy Review or Statement
Reserve Bank of New Zealand — Interest Rate & Policy
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Official benchmark · Official Cash Rate2.75%Effective 2 Sept 2026
Latest verified policy decision
Hike +25 bp · 2 Sept 2026. Rate data checked 15 Oct 2026; this is a curated snapshot rather than a real-time quote.
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Official Cash Rate announcement and Monetary Policy Review or Statement
Official RBNZ policy updates
Last reviewed 15 Oct 2026. These source-dated records are not a breaking-news feed.
RBNZ raises Official Cash Rate · 2.75%
RBNZ raised its benchmark rate; Trade90's selected official cash rate is 2.75%. Effective from the decision date.
Original RBNZ source ↗RBNZ publishes September Monetary Policy Statement
The RBNZ explained its decision to increase the Official Cash Rate to 2.75%, alongside its assessment of inflation, economic activity and risks. Its policy projections are not identical to market-implied rates.
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Seven forex pairs involving NZD
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How to interpret the NZD benchmark
Official Cash Rate is the selected benchmark for Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Traders monitor New Zealand CPI, labour data and RBNZ Monetary Policy Statements. Its nominal rate is not by itself a price forecast for NZD or a brokerage swap quote.
For the underlying definitions and policy-gap calculations, see TRADE90 methodology.