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When will the first OCR increase occur?

Economist Tony Alexander says based on the Australian rate looking like it will be raised from 3.6% before the middle of this year, the New Zealand OCR will comfortably rise before the end of the year.

Sally Lindsay

Mon, Jan 12th 2026 10:27AM

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