NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion, March quarter 2017

Firms remained upbeat about their own prospects in the March quarter...

04 Apr 2017 Economic data and RBNZ

Down, but not out

In most of New Zealand’s regions, confidence in economic conditions...

03 Apr 2017 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence

New Zealander workers have become a bit less optimistic about the state...

31 Mar 2017 Confidence surveys

Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence

Regional economic confidence declined in most parts of New Zealand in the March...

28 Mar 2017 Confidence surveys

Hold the line

The Reserve Bank left the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 1.75% last week...

27 Mar 2017 Weekly Commentary

RBNZ OCR Review, March 2017 - Hold the line

The Reserve Bank left the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 1.75%, and reiterated...

23 Mar 2017 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

In this Fortnightly Agri Update, we take a closer look at developments in beef...

22 Mar 2017 Agri

Neither good nor bad

Last week we received GDP data for the December quarter, which showed that...

20 Mar 2017 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence

Confidence among New Zealand households nudged down in March, but only a touch...

20 Mar 2017 Confidence surveys

RBNZ OCR preview, March 2017 – The little engine that could?

We expect the Reserve Bank to hold the OCR at 1.75% and to maintain a neutral...

17 Mar 2017 Economic data and RBNZ

Q4 GDP Review, March 2017

GDP rose by 0.4% in the December quarter, a touch below our forecasts, with a...

16 Mar 2017 Economic data and RBNZ

Q4 BOP Review, March 2017

The current account deficit narrowed to 2.7% of GDP in the year to December...

15 Mar 2017 Economic data and RBNZ