Kiwi’s Feeling Recessionary, While The Central Bank Turns A Bit Dovish!

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Jul 10 2024 | 00:09:53

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Show Notes

If you talk to ordinary Kiwi’s across New Zealand, its pretty clear things are not looking good. We already highlighted the easing of home prices and businesses are closing in many centres, take for example, downtown Wellington, New Zealand’s capital city, where dozens of empty shops speak to an economic gloom that’s pervading the entire country. Retailers are in the front line as households simply do not have money to spend, given the current 5.5% interest rate, and until now expectations that rates will remain here for the rest of the year. Struggling retailers are the most visible sign of […]

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