NZ Q4 labour market preview

We’re expecting to see further growth in employment in December on the back...

25 Jan 2017 Economic data and RBNZ

And we’re back

For our first issue of the year, we’ll recap what we see as the key themes for the...

23 Jan 2017 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence

New Zealanders have become increasingly optimistic about the state of the labour...

20 Jan 2017 Confidence surveys

NZ Consumer Price Index preview, Q4 2016

We expect a 0.2% rise in the Consumer Price Index for the December 2016 quarter...

19 Jan 2017 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

It’s been a lacklustre start to the year for dairy prices, after last year’s remarkable...

18 Jan 2017 Agri

NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion, December quarter 2016

After a strong rise in September, business confidence and firms’ expectations for...

17 Jan 2017 Economic data and RBNZ

Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence

Regional economic confidence rose sharply in most parts of New Zealand in the...

17 Jan 2017 Confidence surveys

Happy New Year!

We hope you had a relaxing and enjoyable break and wish you all the best for 2017...

16 Jan 2017 Weekly Commentary

It’s a wrap

This is our final weekly commentary for 2016. And what a year it has been...

19 Dec 2016 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence

Households are feeling jolly, with consumer confidence rising for a second quarter...

19 Dec 2016 Confidence surveys

Wind in the sails - NZ GDP and Current Account preview, Q3 2016

We estimate that GDP rose 0.8% in the September quarter, holding annual growth...

15 Dec 2016 Economic data and RBNZ

Home Truths

There’s been growing discussion recently about whether the housing market has...

15 Dec 2016 Housing