Katherine Rich
speaker
46 appearances
3 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 13 Sep
Katherine Rich’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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It is good news.
It's a flicker into life, but it really shows the economy's on the path to recovery.
And we're on the right track in terms of the direction.
Yes, it is.
And what we like about the two surveys, the PMI and the PSI, is that they're one of the earliest indicators of how the economy is going.
So new orders is a really good indicator.
Businesses are saying that customers are starting to part with some of their money.
Still some fragility, though, when it comes to some of the discretionary spends for consumers and retail, hospitality, cash bays, etc.,
But the result's really positive.
And so I think it's just another part of, you know, shows we're on the path to recovery.
Well, the services result is important because, of course, it's 70% of our economy.
But the manufacturing figure, which was the highest in five years, showed that for manufacturers it was one of the strongest results they've had.
So that was positive.
It adds up to a pretty positive outlook for the economy.
But of course, things change dramatically.
A lot of what New Zealand's facing, we can't influence straight to Hormuz, etc.
But with what we've got in the last month, very, very encouraging.
Well, there's always a big focus on 12 months, but what business looks for is, of course, that credible long-term plan.
So we're going to be looking to see when we get back into surplus, where that new expenditure contributes to economic growth, and how some of those...
tough expenditure decisions contribute to a bit more fiscal consolidation because the ratings agencies are in our ear.
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