The Consumers Price Index came in at 0.6 per cent for the June quarter and 1.7 per cent for the year ended June, below the 2 per cent level the central bank targets.
"The CPI doesn't have any real implication to sway people one way or the other," says Imre Speizer, senior market strategist at Westpac.
Those expecting RBNZ to cut rates in August have no reason to change their view and likewise those who are predicting rates won't be cut, Speizer says.
Minutes released today from the Reserve Bank of Australia's last meeting on interest rates on July 2 said the bank will cut interest rates again, "if needed."
The minutes explained why the RBA decided to cut its cash rate at that meeting. "Lower interest rates would provide more Australians with jobs and assist with achieving more assured progress towards the inflation target," the minutes said.
The US Federal Reserve is also widely expected to cut rates but Speizer says that is already well and truly backed into market pricing.
He attributes the US dollar weakness to the first company results trickling through.
While results reported so far have been fine, "depressed expectations about earnings are keeping investors cautious," he says.
The New Zealand dollar was at 95.65 Australian cents versus 95.45, at 53.78 British pence from 53.69, at 59.79 euro cents from 59.67, at 72.69 yen from 72.51, and at 4.6268 Chinese yuan from 4.6206.
The New Zealand two-year swap rate edged down to 1.3341 per cent from 1.3582 yesterday while the 10-year swap rate fell to 1.8100 per cent from 1.8600.
