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Many Kiwis are studying or training in skills that aren't needed in the job market.

That's the warning from Business NZ as the Government reviews New Zealand's vocational education system.

The lobby groups say graduates are being held back from gaining employment because they've trained in the wrong area.

They're calling for an industry-led vocational system, with more focus on work-based training and relevant, up-to-date skills.

Business NZ Education Specialist Rachel Simpson told Heather du Plessis-Allan that many of the current qualifications and programmes haven’t been changed in years.

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Mortgage-holders will be holding their breath in after yesterday's OCR announcement.

The Reserve Bank's opted to keep the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 3.25% while signalling the possibility of further cuts.

But new ASB research suggests interest rates remain volatile, with several opposing forces at play.

Finance and Mortgage Association Country Manager Leigh Hodgetts told Andrew Dickens that they’re holding out hope for a cut in August.

She says that people are looking for a bit of relief in their household spending, which would come from interest rates coming down.

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This week, the OCR holds steady as the Reserve Bank tries to balance our struggling economy with rising inflation, the government announces its AI strategy, and the Maori economy bucks the trend of slow growth, plus how you can grow your investment portfolio with collectibles.

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This week, the co-founders behind sexual wellness brand Girls Get Off, Viv Conway and Jo Cummins, join Liam to discuss how their different experiences at school and growing up lead to them crossing paths, and eventually starting a business that wants to change how people talk about sex - even if banks, insurers and social media companies aren't quite on board yet.

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The Finance Minister says businesses should be more confident about the economic recovery.

The Reserve Bank's been weighing up lower-than-expected growth and higher inflation in its decision to keep the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 3.25%.

Nicola Willis says businesses have been battening down the hatches.

But she told Heather du Plessis-Allan they’re maybe more wary than they should be.

Willis says all of the fundamentals in the economy are good.

She says the Government is business-friendly and is on the side of those wanting to invest, make money, create jobs, and export overseas.

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The Reserve Bank left the OCR on hold at 3.25 percent - with the bank claiming it was waiting for more economic data.

Economists widely suspected the RBNZ wouldn't cut rates any further, and they believe there's more cuts to come.

Milford Asset Management's Remy Morgan unpacked the market reactions.

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Another cut to the Official Cash Rate still looks more likely than not, according to one expert.

The Reserve Bank's kept the OCR unchanged at 3.25 percent today, following six consecutive cuts.

It's waiting for more economic data, before further moves.

But Infometrics principal economist, Brad Olsen, says the bank's explicitly signalling the chance of more cuts.

"If things continue to evolve as they broadly expect, that will give them more scope to continue to cut the Official Cash Rate - maybe one or two cuts by the end of this year."

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