Regional Roundup

As we pointed out in the February Quarterly Economic Overview, the outlook for...

23 Feb 2016 Regional Roundup

Window of opportunity

It’s been another week of developments that have, on balance, supported our view...

22 Feb 2016 Weekly Commentary

Core workout

With headline inflation remaining surprisingly low, the Reserve Bank has...

22 Feb 2016 Research papers

Fortnightly Agri Update

Dairy prices took another step lower in last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction...

17 Feb 2016 Agri

NZ retail sales, December quarter 2015

Retail spending growth remains firm. Inflation remains low, helping households’...

16 Feb 2016 Economic data and RBNZ

Two toned

Further positive news on growth in the domestic economy contrasted starkly...

15 Feb 2016 Weekly Commentary

NZ Local Knowledge

In our latest quarterly Economic Overview, released this week, we noted that the...

12 Feb 2016 Economic data and RBNZ

Home Truths

Last year Home Truths was of the view that the Auckland and Christchurch housing...

12 Feb 2016 Housing

Waiting is the hardest part

We’ve been forecasting the need for the OCR to fall below 2.5% for some time...

09 Feb 2016 Weekly Commentary

Economic Overview: Course correction

Last year we argued hard that the OCR would have to fall to 2.0% during 2016...

09 Feb 2016 Economic Overview

The Paris Agreement: What it means for the New Zealand economy.

New Zealand has agreed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions as part...

04 Feb 2016 Research papers

Q4 Labour Market Review

The unemployment rate plummeted to 5.3% in the December quarter. This was in stark...

03 Feb 2016 Economic data and RBNZ