Economic reports archive.
NZ Q1 2016 labour market review
The unemployment rate rebounded in the March quarter, lifting to 5.7%. But this only...
Fortnightly Agri Update
In last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction, the headline price index fell 1.4%...
Softly softly
All eyes were firmly on the RBNZ’s OCR review last week. In the lead up, markets...
Q1 2016 labour market preview
Indications are that the labour market started the year in good health. We expect...
RBNZ OCR Review, April 2016
As expected, the OCR remained unchanged at 2.25% at today’s OCR Review...
When doves cry
The highlight of the coming week will be the RBNZ’s April interest rate review...
RBNZ OCR Preview, April 2016
The RBNZ is most likely to keep the OCR on hold next week, but to signal an OCR cut...
Fortnightly Agri Update
International dairy prices rose 3.8% in last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction...
Household debt levels now higher than before the financial crisis
Household debt is rising fast. Relative to incomes, household debt levels are now...
NZ Consumer Price Index review, Q1 2016
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2% in the March quarter, slightly ahead of market...
Put it on the house
Market pricing for a cut at the 28 April OCR review has receded a little in the last week...
Home Truths
After an avalanche of interesting information, the Home Truths team has...