New Zealand - Heading towards 2%

The 0.25% reduction in interest rates, to 3.00% from 3.25%, announced by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand today is the second in a series of cuts that we think could take interest rates all the way down to 2.0%. That would be consistent with the dollar weakening from US$0.66 now to around US$0.55.  

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