RBNZ will eventually cut rates to 2.25%

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has always ended up cutting interest rates by more than it anticipated at the start of previous easing cycles. We think this time won’t be any different and expect the Bank to cut rates to 2.25% at the end of its easing cycle. That would leave the terminal policy rate well below the 3.00% level currently anticipated by the analyst consensus.

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