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The RBNZ has hit a temporary pause on rate cuts, holding the OCR at 3.25% on 9th July—and leaving us hanging just a fraction above neutral. It's the outcome the market was broadly expecting, but was it the right call? Not according to Squirrel founder, JB.
Watch our latest update on interest rates and the property market - covering house prices, the economy, the OCR and where mortgage rates might be heading.
Now that we're well on the path to lower interest rates—and with a little more relief still on the horizon—here are the key OCR dates you need to watch out for over the remainder of 2025.
Stats NZ's monthly card spending data is often seen as an indicator of economic health—and if the latest numbers are anything to go by, we're a country still deep in recession. But card spending data only represents one part of the equation, says Rodney Dickens, and the reality is things aren't as bad as they first appear.
