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ForexMedium•13 February 2026•

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BNY: NZD Upside Limited as RBNZ Lags Behind RBA Policy Cycle

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BNY macro strategist Geoff Yu suggests that the New Zealand Dollar (NZD) faces limited upside potential due to a growing divergence in monetary policy. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is currently seen as lagging behind the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) following the latter's recent interest rate hike. This shift indicates that the NZD can no longer be viewed as a simple proxy for the Australian Dollar (AUD) in the current market environment. Analysts note that the return of policy divergence across G10 nations is decoupling historical currency correlations. Consequently, the RBNZ's cautious stance relative to the more hawkish RBA is expected to weigh on NZD performance. This divergence creates a challenging backdrop for NZD/USD and AUD/NZD pairs in the near term.