NZ Local Knowledge

Activity indicators rounded out the September quarter in solid fashion, with...

08 Nov 2016 Economic data and RBNZ

Industry Insights: Meat and Wool

The meat and wool sector is the largest primary sector employer in New Zealand...

08 Nov 2016 Research papers, Industry

The winning trifecta

Last Wednesday saw the final trifecta of major data points ahead of the Reserve...

07 Nov 2016 Weekly Commentary

RBNZ MPS preview, November 2016 – One last time

We expect the Reserve Bank to reduce the OCR to 1.75% next week. The RBNZ has...

03 Nov 2016 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Q3 2016 labour market review

New Zealand’s labour market continued to strengthen in the September quarter...

02 Nov 2016 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

Last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction outturn will go some way to further...

02 Nov 2016 Agri

Going where the work is

For a while now we’ve been forecasting the annual migration balance to peak and...

31 Oct 2016 Weekly Commentary

Q3 labour market preview

We’re expecting to see further growth in employment in September, as the labour...

28 Oct 2016 Economic data and RBNZ

Past the worst

Last week, we received updates on the Consumer Price Index and dairy prices...

25 Oct 2016 Weekly Commentary

Fortnightly Agri Update

The recent spell of wet weather hasn’t just been a headache for those looking...

19 Oct 2016 Agri

NZ Consumer Price Index review, Q3 2016

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2% in the September quarter, in line with our...

18 Oct 2016 Economic data and RBNZ

Is the bottom in sight?

How low will the RBNZ go? With inflation lingering below the target band for two...

17 Oct 2016 Weekly Commentary