NEW ZEALAND Q3 CPI ROSE 0.7% QOQ, BELOW THE POLL FORECAST OF 0.8% AND DOWN FROM 1.5% IN THE PRIOR QUARTER, AND ROSE 3.7% YOY, BELOW THE POLL FORECAST OF 3.8% AND DOWN FROM 4.1%

New Zealand's third-quarter consumer price index rose 0.7% quarter-on-quarter, below the 0.8% consensus poll and down from 1.5% in the prior quarter, while annual inflation came in at 3.7% against a forecast of 3.8% and a previous reading of 4.1%. The downside surprise on both measures reinforces a disinflationary trend that reduces the probability of further tightening by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, lowering the expected path of policy rates and narrowing the interest rate differential that supports the New Zealand dollar. The most exposed instruments are NZD crosses and short-dated New Zealand government bond yields, where the repricing of rate expectations is typically concentrated, while longer-dated yields may move less as term premia adjust more slowly. Traders will focus on the next quarterly labour cost index and the Reserve Bank's upcoming Monetary Policy Statement, as wage pressure data will indicate whether the moderation in headline inflation is spreading into underlying price-setting.

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