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    Stats NZ reports June-quarter CPI inflation jumping to 4.1% year-on-year

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    Stats NZ reports June-quarter CPI inflation jumping to 4.1% year-on-year

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    The upside surprise to inflation relative to the RBNZ’s 3.9% forecast is prompting markets to reprice the RBNZ policy path toward additional tightening, supporting NZD/USD and pushing the NZ 2-year government bond yield higher as traders increase odds of a 25bp OCR hike in Septem

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    2026-07-31
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    2026-10-20
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    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “Stats NZ reports June-quarter CPI inflation jumping to 4.1% year-on-year”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-07-31. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-07-31/stats-nz-reports-june-quarter-cpi-inflation-jumping-to-4-1-year-on-year-9d495e

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    Stats NZ reports June-quarter CPI inflation jumping to 4.1% year-on-year
    The upside surprise to inflation relative to the RBNZ’s 3.9% forecast is prompting markets to reprice the RBNZ policy path toward additional tightening, supporting NZD/USD and pushing the NZ 2-year government bond yield higher as traders increase odds of a 25bp OCR hike in Septem
    NZDUSDNZGB2Y
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    NZDUSDNZGB2Y
    Stats NZ reports June-quarter CPI inflation jumping to 4.1% year-on-year
    The upside surprise to inflation relative to the RBNZ’s 3.9% forecast is prompting markets to reprice the RBNZ policy path toward additional tightening, supporting NZD/USD and pushing the NZ 2-year government bond yield higher as traders increase odds of a 25bp OCR hike in Septem
    Impact
    The upside surprise to inflation relative to the RBNZ’s 3.9% forecast is prompting markets to reprice the RBNZ policy path toward additional tightening, supporting NZD/USD and pushing the NZ 2-year government bond yield higher as traders increase odds of a 25bp OCR hike in Septem
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    NZDUSDNZGB2Y
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