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Economists seek neutral cash rate to ‘get us out of the grind’

WATCH: Dollars & Sense debates further OCR cuts to revive economy.

Economists Christina Leung, Jarrod Kerr, Edward Miller speak with NBR's Jono Mitchell.

Key points
  • What’s at stake: New Zealand’s recovery from recession and long-term economic outlook. 
  • Background: The RBNZ has delivered multiple cuts to the official cash rate and signalled more to come this year. 
  • Main players: NZIER, Christina Leung, Kiwibank, Jarrod Kerr, Edward Miller, the Government, Nicola Willis, Christopher Luxon. 

 

The Reserve Bank was too late to start cutting the official cash rate and should get to a neutral level as quickly as possible to provide relief to businesses, NBR’s Dollars & Sense panel says.

The central bank delivered another 50 basis point cut last month – as widely expected – and

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Jonathan Mitchell Wed, 05 Mar 2025
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Key points
  • What’s at stake: New Zealand’s recovery from recession and long-term economic outlook. 
  • Background: The RBNZ has delivered multiple cuts to the official cash rate and signalled more to come this year. 
  • Main players: NZIER, Christina Leung, Kiwibank, Jarrod Kerr, Edward Miller, the Government, Nicola Willis, Christopher Luxon. 

 

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