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Nick Goodall and Kelvin Davidson discuss the economic indicators signaling a slowdown in New Zealand's economy.

Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message! The underlying data is flashing clear warning signs of economic consolidation. This week on the New Zealand Property Market Podcast, Head of Research Nick Goodall and Chief Economist Kelvin Davidson dissect the latest New Zealand Activity Index (NZAC) and the Reserve Bank’s weekly updated Kiwi GDP Nowcast. The metrics reveal a stark economic slowdown in Q2, dropping bank expectations for a July Official Cash Rate (OCR) increase into a d...

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Host: Nick Goodall

Guest: Kelvin Davidson

Topics covered

• economic consolidation
• New Zealand economy
• bank expectations
• Official Cash Rate
• economic slowdown

Keywords

• economic consolidation
• New Zealand Activity Index
• Reserve Bank
• Official Cash Rate
• GDP Nowcast

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Organizations: Reserve Bank, New Zealand Activity Index, Kiwi GDP Nowcast

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