OCR
OCR tipped to stay on hold this week
The Reserve Bank has its latest review of the official cash rate this Thursday and the expectations are the bank will hold the rate at 2.75 percent, after it cut by a quarter percentage point at each… Audio
Interest rate cut 'won't save farmers'
Today's drop in interest rates won't be a game changer for struggling dairy farmers, a farm accountant says.
RBNZ expected to cut OCR to 2.75%
The Reserve Bank is expected to cut the benchmark interest rate for the third successive time on Thursday.
Warning over interest rates review cut
A shift by the Reserve Bank to reduce the number of its interest rate reviews from next year has sparked a warning from at least one economic researcher
Mortgage rates down after OCR cut
Mortgage rates have begun to fall in response to the Reserve Bank's decision to cut the Official Cash Rate. Audio
Reserve Bank trims OCR
Radio New Zealand's Economics Correspondent Patrick O'Meara discusses the latest interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank. Audio
How far will the Reserve Bank go?
ANALYSIS: With Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler tipped to drop the OCR even further tomorrow, Patrick O'Meara considers what may force his hand.
Reserve Bank decision today on OCR
The Reserve Bank will reveal its decisions on interest rate levels in just over two hours, and the Institute of Economic Research's Shadow Board says it's a line call whether the central bank will cut… Audio
OCR cut in June?
The official cash rate could be cut as early as June after jobs data showed weaker than expected wage growth. Audio
RBNZ leaves OCR unchanged at 3.5%
The Reserve Bank has signalled interest rates on hold for some time. Audio
Reserve Bank Governor's Official Cash Rate announcement
The Reserve Bank Governor has left the official cash rate unchanged at 3.5 percent. Radio New Zealand's Economics correspondent Patrick O'Meara reports. Audio
OCR expected to remain on hold
Despite further cuts to dairy income and calls among business to cut interest rates, analysts say it's very unlikely the Reserve Bank will be swayed. Audio