EPISODE · Aug 19, 2025 · 3 MIN
Jerrod Kerr: Kiwibank Chief Economist seeks further OCR cuts ahead of today's announcement
from The Mike Hosking Breakfast · host Newstalk ZB
A senior economist says he'd like to see a series of OCR cuts. The Reserve Bank will announce its decision at 2pm today. Kiwibank Chief Economist Jarrod Kerr is expecting to see a 25 basis point cut. He told Mike Hosking after a cut today, he'd like to see two more to get the OCR to 2.5%. Kerr says that sort of stimulation is what we need to pull us out of recession. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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