Economic reports archive.
RBNZ MPS Review, June 2016 - Hold fire
The Reserve Bank left the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 2.25% today. The RBNZ still...
NZ Local Knowledge
As we warned in our previous issue, the early timing of Easter this year has made...
A finely balanced call
The Reserve Bank’s upcoming interest rate decision, due for release on the morning...
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...
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...
Fortnightly Agri Update
World dairy prices rose a further 3.4% in last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction...
Running to stand still
A low-key Budget was the main feature of a low-key week for local economic news...
Budget 2016 First Impressions
There were few surprises in the Budget. The Treasury is forecasting very strong...
New Zealand Government Budget 2016
There were few surprises in the 2016 Budget, with a range of modest and sensible...
Moments in time
Last week we released our latest Quarterly Economic Overview. It highlights the shift...
Treading water - NZ Budget 2016 preview
The 2016 Budget is expected to be relatively low-key, with the focus shifting back...
Regional Roundup
Some of the key themes we highlighted in our February Regional Roundup continue...