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Questions turn to timing of future interest rate rises

The Reserve Bank’s August Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) included a shift in where the official cash rate (OCR) is expected to trough, with the Bank’s OCR projections now bottoming out at 2.55% in March 2026.
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