Reserve Bank Announcement - OCR held at 2.25%

27 May 2026

The Official Cash Rate ( OCR ) was today held at 2.25% as largely expected amongst warnings inflation could hit 4.3% in the September quarter and return to the 2 percent target mid-point in mid 2027 hinting that adjustments may have to be made to the OCR in coming announcements to counter the effects of the Middle East conflict on inflation driven by fuel price increases. 

With likely only small increases in the OCR if any, thereby interest rates, this will postpone the economic recovery for NZ in the short term rather than derail it.

See the full article from the Reserve Bank on the link below -

https://www.rbnz.govt.nz/news-and-events/news/2026/05/ocr-held-at-2-25-percent

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