RBNZ MPS Review, June 2016 - Hold fire

The Reserve Bank left the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 2.25% today. The RBNZ still...

09 Jun 2016 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Local Knowledge

As we warned in our previous issue, the early timing of Easter this year has made...

08 Jun 2016 Economic data and RBNZ

A finely balanced call

The Reserve Bank’s upcoming interest rate decision, due for release on the morning...

07 Jun 2016 Weekly Commentary

NZ Building work put in place March quarter 2016

Total building work put in place rose very strongly in the March quarter, up 5.3% in...

03 Jun 2016 Economic data and RBNZ

RBNZ MPS Preview, June 2016 - Down to the wire

On balance, we now consider “on hold” to be the more likely OCR decision next week...

02 Jun 2016 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

World dairy prices rose a further 3.4% in last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction...

02 Jun 2016 Agri

Running to stand still

A low-key Budget was the main feature of a low-key week for local economic news...

30 May 2016 Weekly Commentary

Budget 2016 First Impressions

There were few surprises in the Budget. The Treasury is forecasting very strong...

26 May 2016 Economic data and RBNZ

New Zealand Government Budget 2016

There were few surprises in the 2016 Budget, with a range of modest and sensible...

26 May 2016 Economic data and RBNZ

Moments in time

Last week we released our latest Quarterly Economic Overview. It highlights the shift...

23 May 2016 Weekly Commentary

Treading water - NZ Budget 2016 preview

The 2016 Budget is expected to be relatively low-key, with the focus shifting back...

20 May 2016 Economic data and RBNZ

Regional Roundup

Some of the key themes we highlighted in our February Regional Roundup continue...

19 May 2016 Regional Roundup