About this episode

The episode discusses the recent hike in the Official Cash Rate by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and its implications for mortgagees.

Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message! The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has lifted the Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points to 2.75%. While the hike brings monetary policy closer to a neutral setting, the tone of the accompanying Monetary Policy Statement was distinctly cautious and data-dependent. In this special reactionary episode of the New Zealand Property Market Podcast, Head of Research Nick Goodall and Chief Economist Kelvin Davidson unpack the RBNZ’s decision just 4...

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Host: Nick Goodall

Guest: Kelvin Davidson

Topics covered

• Official Cash Rate
• mortgage advice
• economic policy
• New Zealand economy
• interest rates

Keywords

• OCR
• mortgagees
• Reserve Bank
• interest rates
• economic policy
• New Zealand property market

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Reserve Bank of New Zealand

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