Six things to look for in the mini-budget

Six things to look for in the mini-budget
The new coalition government will deliver a mini-budget on Wednesday (Image: BusinessDesk)
Cameron Bagrie
Attention is on the Half-Year Economic and Fiscal Update (Hyefu) and attendant “mini-budget” on Wednesday this week.One big question is whether the new government can walk the walk after talking the talk on easing cost of living pressures and delivering fiscal settings over the coming two years that help the Reserve Bank (RBNZ) in its disinflation crusade.Markets are strongly of the view the next move is lower for the Official Cash Rate (OCR), following a pivot last week from the US Federal Reserve and weak gross domestic product (G...

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