Economic calendar in Asia 06 August 2025 – New Zealand jobs report

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New Zealand’s quarterly employment report is due.

Its expected to show another rise in unemployment. Wage inflation is expected to come back a little y/y, to levels seen consistent with low and stable
inflation. The two combined should keep the Reserve Bank of New Zealand on track for a further interest rate cut at the next meeting, August 20.

  • This snapshot from the economic data calendar
  • The times in the left-most column are GMT.
  • The numbers in the right-most column are the ‘prior’ (previous month/quarter as the case may be) result. The number in the column next to that, where there is a number, is the consensus median expected.

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.