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'They need to shift the dial': Expert outlines predictions ahead of OCR update

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 13 Aug 2024, 7:38pm
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Photo / Mark Mitchell

'They need to shift the dial': Expert outlines predictions ahead of OCR update

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 13 Aug 2024, 7:38pm

The Reserve Bank is set to issue their latest OCR update tomorrow - and experts are divided about the outcome.

Some economists are predicting rate cuts will come now, while others believe the Reserve Bank will hold steady and announce cuts later in the year.

Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen says the Reserve Bank needs to lay the groundwork for future rate cuts.

"The economy is in a darker place - but the Reserve Bank backed itself into a corner, all bets are off at the moment."

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