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2.50%: Why the Kiwi's first hike in three years is a wager on a number nobody can see

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) raised the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 2.50% at 02:00 GMT on Wednesday, its first hike in three years and the moment the bank that cut deeper than any G10 peer last cycle turned to face the other way.

Bullish · NZD fxstreet analysis Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:48:56 UTC

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