Reserve Bank of New Zealand official, including Governor Orr and Chief Economis COnway are appearing before a parliamentary committee, parliament's Finance and Expenditure Committee.

Orr:

  • Confident that inflation pressures are easing
  • Economy is going through a necessary slowdown
  • expects the current account deficit to narrow

Conway:

  • sees a significant downturn ahead for the construction industry
  • confident that current cash rate settings are restrictive

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There is more to come from RBNZ officials in the hours ahead:

rbnz events Thursday, 17 August 2023