Economic reports archive.
Preview of Half-Year Economic and Fiscal Update and Budget Policy Statement
On 17 December the Government will provide an update on the state…
Commercial property in focus
Since peaking in 2021, the value of commercial property assets in New Zealand…
Frontloading
The RBNZ cut the OCR by 50bps in November to 4.25%, as was widely…
Review of RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement, November 2024
The RBNZ cut the OCR by 50bps to 4.25% at its final policy…
Chief Economist travel notes UK and Europe, Nov 2024
I travelled to have discussions with key foreign clients from…
Westpac RBNZ Pulse Client Survey
There is a strong view among our customers towards a…
RBNZ to take another large step towards neutral
It was a relatively quiet week for economic data in New Zealand…
NZ Dairy Update
We have increased our farmgate milk price forecast for this season…
Activity stabilising, inflation contained
The latest updates on activity have left us with a picture of mixed economic…
RBNZ MPS preview, Nov 2024
We expect the RBNZ will cut the OCR by a further 50bps to 4.25% at its...
Trump 2.0
The US 2024 election saw the return of President Trump. It also saw the…
NZ labour market review, Q3 2024
The unemployment rate rose further to 4.8% in the September quarter…