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Westpac economists think the RBNZ will cut the Official Cash Rate in both October and November and they think GDP contracted 0.6% in the June
Westpac economists have changed their view and now see the Reserve Bank (RBNZ) cutting the Official Cash Rate (OCR) in both October and November. In addition the economists think GDP could have sunk by as much as 0.6% in the June quarter 2024 and they reckon that unemployment is set to go higher and faster than they earlier though, reaching 5.6% next year (it was 4.3% as of the March quarter 2024). In a brief preview of their new forthcoming economic forecasts, Westpac's chief economist Kelly Eckhold says recent data suggest that economic activity dipped "more sharply than previously expected" in the June quarter of ... (full story)