RBNZ governor says further rate cuts to be based on price setting behaviour
By Lucy Craymer
WELLINGTON, Aug 15 (Reuters) -New Zealand central bank governor Adrian Orr said on Thursday the pace of future rate cuts will be determined by how inflation tracks in coming months.
"Our forecasts are for a reasonably aggressive series of interest rate cuts throughout next calendar year," Orr told state-owned Radio New Zealand. "What will determine the pace? Really we just want to observe actual inflation and price setting behaviour over the next few quarters so we are comfortable easing."
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) slashed its benchmark rate on Wednesday for the first time since March 2020 and flagged more cuts over coming months, saying inflation was nearing its 1% to 3% target.
Orr said that cutting interest rates too early could increase the risk that they become stimulatory or even less restrictive, and increase domestic inflation but "I think that is a very low risk for us."
"Core inflation measures are all trending down and some are already below the 3% threshold," he said.
Reporting by Lucy Craymer;
Editing by Sandra Maler
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