Interest rates have gone up again. Why it won’t affect the prices that matter most
4 sources·Updated September 3, 2026

Interest rates
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- NZ Herald Business·1d agoOfficial Cash Rate hike: More banks pass on OCR increase
BNZ, ASB and Kiwibank are raising rates after the Official Cash Rate rose 25 basis points.
Read at NZ Herald Business → - RNZ National·1d agoMore banks pass on OCR increase
BNZ, ASB and Kiwibank have become the latest to move on interest rates.
Read at RNZ National → - The Conversation AU·2d agoInterest rates have gone up again. Why it won’t affect the prices that matter most
Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images As anticipated, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand has raised the official cash rate (OCR) by 0.25 basis points to 2.75%. This was arguably the bank’s most closely watched policy announcement of the year. Landing barely nine weeks before the November 7…
Read at The Conversation AU →

