RBA and RBNZ paths: what's your read on the two antipodean banks?

FTC Community Team · 2026-09-17T08:39:24.481Z

The RBA has held its cash rate at 4.35% ([report](/news/rba-holds-cash-rate-4-35-august-2026/)) while the RBNZ raised its OCR to 2.75% ([report](/news/rbnz-raises-ocr-to-2-75-september-2026/)). The two neighbours are on different paths. Talk it through: - how the policy gap shapes AUD/NZD - which bank has more room to move, in your view - how China's demand fits both stories Background: [commodity currencies](/news/commodity-currencies-aud-nzd-cad-nok/).

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The RBA has held its cash rate at 4.35% (report) while the RBNZ raised its OCR to 2.75% (report). The two neighbours are on different paths.

RBA and RBNZ paths: what's your read on the two antipodean banks? — central bank rate path diagram — A central bank's policy rate path across recent meetings

Talk it through:

how the policy gap shapes AUD/NZD
which bank has more room to move, in your view
how China's demand fits both stories

RBA and RBNZ paths: what's your read on the two antipodean banks? — moving average crossover diagram — A fast moving average crossing a slower one

Background: commodity currencies.

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