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New Zealand Central Bank Policy Rate 2025-02-20 14:00 Pacific/Auckland: data, chart, and analysis

New Zealand Central Bank Policy Rate came in at 3.75 on Feb 20, 2025, compared with 4.25 previously. See the full release history, chart, Reserve Bank of New Zealand context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
3.75
Previous
4.25
Forecast
--
Public release ID
nzd_policy_rate_2025-02-20

New Zealand Central Bank Policy Rate release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

New Zealand Central Bank Policy Rate chart through 2025-02-20
NZD Central Bank Policy Rate readings through 2025-02-20. Latest: 3.75.

Central Bank Policy Rate release read

New Zealand Central Bank Policy Rate came in at 3.75 on Feb 20, 2025, compared with 4.25 previously. See the full release history, chart, Reserve Bank of New Zealand context, and API access for this series.

The parent Central Bank Policy Rate page shows the full time series for New Zealand. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For NZD event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID nzd_policy_rate_2025-02-20
Release time
2025-02-20 01:00 UTC
Reference period date 2025-02-20
Actual value 3.75
Previous value 4.25
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1740013200

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full New Zealand Central Bank Policy Rate history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Newer release

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Older release

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Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1740013200,
  "announcement_datetime_local": "2025-02-20T14:00:00+13:00",
  "announcement_id": "nzd_policy_rate_2025-02-20",
  "change_from_previous": -0.5,
  "date": "2025-02-20",
  "observation_id": "nzd_policy_rate_canonical_level_default_standard_period_2025-02-20",
  "pct_change_from_previous": -11.76,
  "previous_announcement_datetime": 1732755600,
  "previous_date": "2024-11-28",
  "previous_value": 4.25,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1740013200,
      "val": 3.75
    }
  ],
  "source": "RBNZ",
  "source_url": "https://www.rbnz.govt.nz/",
  "source_url_scope": "series",
  "val": 3.75
}