New Zealand - RBNZ - IMF calls for 'significant increases' to the cash rate )

  • The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the Reserve Bank of New Zealand needs to make “significant increases” to the Official Cash Rate (OCR) in the near-term to get on top of inflation.

The IMF is preaching to the choir with it urging the RBNZ to jack up the cash rate.

  • said the RBNZ had to undertake “swift policy normalisation”
  • and thus to signal that addressing inflation is a priority

Has the IMF even been paying attention to the moves already afoot by the RBNZ? Sheesh.

More from the IMF:

  • said fiscal policy should “remain agile”
  • said the Government should not provide fuel excise duty and user charger cuts beyond the three months already committed to
  • suggested more targeted govt spending rather than fuel tax cuts

NZD/USD update:

nzd rbnz imf 24 March 2022

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