60 billion kiwi dollars. It is projecting a contraction of its gdp in the Second Quarter to 21. 8 . New zealand maintaining its benchmark Interest Rate at 0. 25 , all pretty much as expected. The rbnz has been at the forefront of supporting the 0. 5 already. Ates under a lot of pressure for this fiscal stimulus, as weve been saying, to double to 60 billion kiwi dollars. Facing a lot of scrutiny on whether to take rates to negative. We will see if it does that later on. For now, keeping rates steady. Kathleen bring in hays. It does seem like rbnz did exactly what the markets expected. Absolutely. There was no changing sentiment in the key rate. 75 basis points move in midmarch, that emergency front, the rbnz saying they are prepared to cut the cash rate further, taking it lower, then that door gets opened even wider. They are saying that the balance of economic risk remains to the downside. Forhey are looking contraction in secondquarter big that would be quite a hole to fill. They are
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