新西兰储备银行降息25个基点,但表示进一步宽松的空间很小。政策制定者透露,他们曾就将利率维持在2.50%还是降至2.25%进行过辩论,最终决定是以5比1的投票结果做出的。唯一一位赞成持有的反对者突显了人们对过度宽松的担忧,并反映了比许多人想象的更谨慎的内部平衡。
RBNZ delivers 25bps cut but signals little room for further easing.Policymakers revealed they had debated holding rates at 2.50% versus cutting to 2.25%, and the final decision was reached by a 5–1 vote. The lone dissenter in favour of holding highlights pockets of concern about easing too deeply and reflects a more cautious internal balance than many had assumed.