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Keith Rankin Analysis – Sliding New Zealand Dollar?

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October 5, 2026

Keith Rankin writes; The declines in the last six weeks might be the start of a bigger depreciation; this is especially so in the sense that its not politically viable for the RBNZ to push interest rates up to the five-percent level which would be required for New Zealand to outcompete on interest rates the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, for floating international money.

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