# ep 393 | The week ahead - Another OCR hike on the cards?

An episode of [On Point](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1667364727), 29 Aug 2026, 14 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/6a9959d4/podcast/play/124885043/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-29%2F430749630-44100-2-7523483734455.m4a

The key event on the domestic calendar will be the latest Official Cash Rate (OCR) decision from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Another 0.25% hike is widely expected, which would take the OCR to 2.75%. This will also see the release of a fresh Monetary Policy Statement, which means a new set of forecasts for growth, inflation and the path of the OCR.

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