
Pattrick Smellie: BusinessDesk managing editor predicts the OCR will stay at 5.5 percent
The RBNZ is expected to leave the OCR untouched at 5.5 percent on Wednesday.
The last time the Reserve Bank didn't raise the OCR at a formal review point was in August 2021.
BusinessDesk managing editor Pattrick Smellie says one NZIER expert predicted an increase, but he'd be surprised if went up.
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