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The week ahead – An OCR cut is likely on Wednesday, but where to after that?

17 August 2025

Mark Lister

There’s plenty to monitor this week with the local highlight expected to be the Reserve Bank of New Zealand decision on Wednesday afternoon.

Another cut to the Official Cash Rate (OCR) is widely expected, and markets will be focused on the latest forecasts and projections for clues as to how low the OCR goes from there.

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Mark Lister

Mark Lister

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