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flag U.S. financial shocks drive most of New Zealand’s rising bond-swap spreads since 2023.

flag Since mid-2023, New Zealand’s government bond-swap spreads have widened, reflecting increased market volatility, particularly during global liquidity stress. flag A Reserve Bank of New Zealand analysis using a structural vector autoregression model finds that U.S. financial shocks explain about 56% of the long-term variation in the 10-year spread, highlighting the strong influence of global conditions on New Zealand’s financial markets. flag Both U.S. and domestic factors have contributed to the rise, mirroring broader international trends in sovereign bond spreads.

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