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If the old saying is true—that it's always darkest before the dawn—then the good news is there's got to be light on the horizon. With stimulatory interest rate cuts in the pipeline, and agriculture leading our recovery, the thaw is on its way. Here's the latest from Chief Squirrel, DC, on interest rates, the NZ housing market, and the economy.
The RBNZ delivered a bumper OCR cut on 8 October—dropping by 50 basis points to 2.50% and hopefully giving our still flagging economy a much needed shot in the arm. Here's what that means for interest rates, the economy, and our outlook on the OCR from here.
Watch our latest update on interest rates and the property market - covering house prices, the economy, the OCR and where mortgage rates might be heading.
A moment of appreciation for our investors, an update on what's been happening on our platform—including our reserve funds & investment wait times—plus a few musings on where interest rates & the housing market might be headed. All that and more in Dave Tyrer's latest investor update.
