MNI TV: Key Exclusive Highlights For Week 37

MNI's key exclusive stories for this week:

MNI INTERVIEW: RBNZ's Gai Sees Gradual Return To Midpoint It is a priority for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to return inflation to the 2% target midpoint, but only by around mid-to-late 2027 rather than as quickly as possible and not "at all costs," Monetary Policy Committee member Prasanna Gai told MNI.

MNI EM: Yuan Seen Appreciating Gradually Over Next Five Years China is likely to become more tolerant of yuan strength as it pursues policies to boost the domestic economy and high-tech industry and amid dollar weakness, analysts and policy advisors told MNI, adding that the currency could strengthen beyond CNY6.0 to the U.S. dollar over the next five years.

 MNI INTERVIEW:Fed To Hike Once Or Twice, Timing Unclear-Chabot The Federal Reserve will likely raise interest rates once or twice over coming months, a move that should be enough to ensure inflation stays on a path back to the central bank’s 2% target, Ben Chabot, a former economist and senior policy advisor at the Chicago Fed, told MNI.