新西兰财政部长威利斯坚守纪律，财政前景黯淡。新西兰政府已发出长期财政紧张的信号，最新预测显示，未来五年预算盈余不会恢复，因为财政部长尼古拉·威利斯在承认经济复苏脆弱的同时，加大了支出限制的力度。

New Zealand fiscal outlook darkens as finance minister Willis sticks to discipline.New Zealand's government has signalled a prolonged period of fiscal strain, with updated forecasts showing no return to a budget surplus over the next five years, as Finance Minister Nicola Willis doubled down on spending restraint while acknowledging the economy's fragile recovery.

新西兰债券-NZDMO削减短期债券发行，但上调中期前景。新西兰债务管理办公室（NZDMO）削减了其近期债券发行计划，为政府债券市场提供了适度的缓解，尽管中期借贷需求仍然很高。

New Zealand bonds - NZDMO cuts near-term bond issuance but lifts medium-term outlook.New Zealand's Debt Management Office (NZDMO) has trimmed its near-term bond issuance plans, offering modest relief to the government bond market even as borrowing needs remain elevated over the medium term.

新西兰数据：11月食品价格指数-0.4%m/m（之前-0.3%）。新西兰食品价格指数的月度下降将受到新西兰储备银行的欢迎，因为它提供了初步证据，表明通货膨胀的一个更棘手的组成部分可能开始缓解。食品价格占CPI篮子的近五分之一，这意味着即使是小幅下跌也会对整体通胀结果产生有意义的影响。

New Zealand data: November Food Price Index -0.4% m/m (prior -0.3%).The monthly fall in New Zealand's Food Price Index will be welcomed by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand as it offers tentative evidence that one of the stickier components of inflation may be starting to ease. Food prices account for nearly a fifth of the CPI basket, meaning even modest declines can have a meaningful impact on headline inflation outcomes.

如果前景如预期般发展，RBNZ的布雷曼预计OCR将保持在2.25%。新西兰储备银行行长安娜·布雷曼今天在接受媒体采访时表示，近期进一步宽松的门槛仍然很高。尽管11月货币政策声明中公布的未来路径允许再次降息的可能性很小，但布雷曼强调，“如果经济状况按预期发展，OCR可能会在一段时间内保持在目前的2.25%的水平。

RBNZ's Breman sees OCR holding at 2.25% if outlook unfolds as expected.RBNZ Governor Anna Breman signaled in media interviews today that the bar for further near-term easing remains high. While the forward path published in the November Monetary Policy Statement allows for a small probability of another rate cut, Breman stressed “if economic conditions evolve as expected the OCR is likely to remain at its current level of 2.25 per cent for some time.