NZD/USD in focus as RBNZ holds at 2.75% but flags more hikes: Oct 28, 2026

The day on the wire

Headlines (14)

First seen on October 28

• 01:01 UTCOCR held at 2.75%rbnz.govt.nz
• 01:19 UTCRBNZ Surprises with 4–3 Hold at 2.75%, but Further Rate Hikes Remain LikelyActionForex
• 01:36 UTCNew Zealand Central Bank Surprises Markets With Rate HoldThe Wall Street Journal
• 02:03 UTCRBNZ holds OCR at 2.75% in surprise 4-3 vote, says tighter policy still likelyInvestingLive
• 02:03 UTCRBNZ leaves its cash rate unchanged, they were expected to hikeInvestingLive
• 03:00 UTCRBNZ’s Breman: more hikes likely at coming meetings, possibly into restrictive territoryInvestingLive
• 03:53 UTCAUD/NZD Breaks Higher as RBNZ Surprise Widens RBA Policy DivergenceActionForex
• 05:03 UTCEuropean markets brace for Fed decision as hot Australia CPI, RBNZ surprise and oil rally stir nervesInvestingLive

Carried over from earlier days

• Oct 26, 06:03 UTCMajor central banks take centre stage this week but will there be any surprises?InvestingLive
• Oct 26, 12:53 UTCReserve Bank of New Zealand: October rate hike now seen – TD SecuritiesFXStreet
• Oct 27, 06:55 UTCAUD/USD, NZD/USD Face Explosive CPI, RBNZ DoubleheaderInvesting.com
• Oct 27, 09:02 UTCNew Zealand Dollar: RBNZ hike supports Kiwi against US Dollar – INGFXStreet
• Oct 27, 20:59 UTCWhat can we expect from the RBNZ monetary policy decision?FXStreet
• Oct 27, 23:01 UTCAll 5 major NZ banks expect RBNZ to hike to 3% today, but split on how far rates will goInvestingLive

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