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'Nothing's set in stone': RBNZ Governor on the possibility of more OCR hikes

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 2 Sep 2026, 5:32pm
Reserve Bank Governor Dr Anna Breman during her press conference after announcing the Official Cash Rate (OCR) is to remain unchanged at 2.25%., Wellington, New Zealand, May 27, 2026. Photo / Mark Mitchel
Reserve Bank Governor Dr Anna Breman during her press conference after announcing the Official Cash Rate (OCR) is to remain unchanged at 2.25%., Wellington, New Zealand, May 27, 2026. Photo / Mark Mitchel

More Official Cash Rate hikes are possible, but far from guaranteed.

The Reserve Bank has raised the cash rate 25-basis-points this afternoon to 2.75 percent.

Governor Anna Breman says they are moving it towards a neutral level, to around 3 percent.

But she says nothing is set in stone.

"Today's decision will allow us to assess the impact of these two OCR increases - and then we will see whether we need to do further increases." 

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