Economic Overview: In the zone

New Zealand finds itself in something of a sweet spot right now. The economy has...

21 Feb 2017 Economic Overview

Putting it on the house

In the last week we’ve received news on household spending and the housing...

20 Feb 2017 Weekly Commentary

NZ Q4 retail sales review

Modest spending growth in December, following a similar gain in September...

17 Feb 2017 Economic data and RBNZ

One era ends, another begins?

The Reserve Bank has now formally shifted from easing mode to a neutral stance...

13 Feb 2017 Weekly Commentary

RBNZ February 2017 MPS review

At its February interest rate decision, the Reserve Bank kept the Official Cash Rate...

09 Feb 2017 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

The forestry sector has been enjoying a bumper run. Log prices...

08 Feb 2017 Agri

NZ Local Knowledge

It was a middle of the road performance from our activity indicators in December...

07 Feb 2017 Economic data and RBNZ

Staying on hold

This week the Reserve Bank will release its first Monetary Policy Statement for the...

07 Feb 2017 Weekly Commentary

RBNZ MPS preview, February 2017 – No need for further action

We expect the Reserve Bank to hold the OCR at 1.75%, with a firmly neutral outlook...

02 Feb 2017 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Q4 2016 labour market review

The unemployment rate rose to 5.2% in the December quarter, against analysts’...

01 Feb 2017 Economic data and RBNZ

Back in the band

The main local news last week was the Consumer Price Index for the December...

31 Jan 2017 Weekly Commentary

Tis the season - NZ Consumer Price Index review, Q4 2016

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% in the last quarter of 2016, ahead of...

26 Jan 2017 Economic data and RBNZ