Tag: official_cash_rate
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NZ Economic Pulse CLOSE: 6 October 2026
Business confidence jumps to net 40% while firms' own activity stays soft; NZX 50 closes flat at 13,700.12
BusinessEconomyFinancial MarketsBankingEmployment and LaborReal Estate NZ Economic PulseNZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinionbusiness confidenceNZX 50Tower TWRSerko SKOFisher & Paykel Healthcare FPHInfratil IFTAuckland Airport AIAMeridian Energy MELNZ dollarReserve Bank reference ratesOfficial Cash Ratebuilding-consent exemptionsOtago Central Lakes City and Regional DealNew Zealand economyNZX
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FMA Marks One Year of Tracking Bank OCR Pass-Through Rates
New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority has completed a year of monitoring how eight banks pass on Official Cash Rate changes to mortgage and savings customers, and plans to improve how the data is presented.
BusinessBankingFinancial MarketsEconomyReal Estate Financial Markets AuthorityOfficial Cash RateNew Zealand bankingfloating-rate mortgageson-call savings accountsinterest rate pass-throughReserve BankNZ Financial Markets Authority
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Media Monitor: New Zealand Hikes OCR, Battles Severe Weather, Shark Attack Survivor Finds Comfort
One News NZ reports New Zealand's Reserve Bank hiked the official cash rate, severe weather caused damage and cancellations, and a shark attack survivor found comfort in Kiwi support.
BusinessWeatherFinancial MarketsGeneral WeatherTransportationLegalSocial Issues Official Cash RateInflationSevere WeatherKaikÅuraShark AttackLeah StewartOne News NZ
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Monetary Policy Committee Holds OCR at 2.25%, Signals Future Increases Amid Inflation Concerns
New Zealand's Monetary Policy Committee held the OCR at 2.25 percent, but anticipates future increases due to rising inflation, global uncertainty, and weakening domestic confidence, aiming to return inflation to its 2 percent target by mid-2027.
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Media Monitor: Reserve Bank Holds Official Cash Rate
Radio New Zealand reports the Reserve Bank has held steady the official cash rate. Also, a woman was found dead after calling for an ambulance, and experts advise against storm damage buyouts.
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Media Monitor: OCR held, heavy rain forecast, youths in custody after shoplifting
1 News reports the Reserve Bank held the OCR, ending a streak of cuts since July 2024. Heavy rain is forecast for parts of New Zealand, and six youths are in custody after an Auckland shoplifting incident.
BusinessWeatherPolitics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementHealthUnited StatesEconomyGeneral WeatherWhite HouseLegalSocial Issues Official Cash RateReserve BankMetServiceNorth IslandSouth IslandAucklandCrimeOne News NZ
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ACT Claims Success in Cutting Red Tape, Reforming Benefits, and Lowering Interest Rates
ACT celebrates the reduction of red tape for barbers, reforms to the benefit system, and a cut in the Official Cash Rate, alongside raising funds for breast cancer research.
Politics and GovernmentHealthBusinessEconomyState GovernmentsSocial Issues ACTred tapebarbersbenefit systemOfficial Cash RateBreast Cancer Foundationfiscal disciplineACT Party NZ