The New Zealand central bank raised its interest rate for the sixth straight time and vowed to continue its tightening mode to bring inflation back to the target.
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand on Wednesday decided to lift the Official Cash Rate to 2.50 percent from 2.00 percent, as widely expected. The latest action has taken the interest rate to its highest level since March 2016.
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May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.