Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Recession ... what recession?

Petrol prices are down at the pumps again today for the 16th time since July (This morning Shell dropped 91 and 95 octane prices 5c a litre to $1.43.9c and $1.48.9c respectively).

The BNZ has dropped interest rates to 6.9% on a 6-month mortgage.

The OCR is expected to "suffer" a 100 basis point cut next week, with most economists seeing the OCR falling as low as 4% next year.

The NZ dollar today closed at US53.20c, up from Friday's closing.

Am I missing something here? Sure, importers may be suffering in relation to the dollar's levels, but in all other respects, we're far better off than we were a few months ago, aren't we???

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