Economic reports archive.
Two toned
Further positive news on growth in the domestic economy contrasted starkly...
NZ Local Knowledge
In our latest quarterly Economic Overview, released this week, we noted that the...
Home Truths
Last year Home Truths was of the view that the Auckland and Christchurch housing...
Waiting is the hardest part
We’ve been forecasting the need for the OCR to fall below 2.5% for some time...
Economic Overview: Course correction
Last year we argued hard that the OCR would have to fall to 2.0% during 2016...
The Paris Agreement: What it means for the New Zealand economy.
New Zealand has agreed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions as part...
Q4 Labour Market Review
The unemployment rate plummeted to 5.3% in the December quarter. This was in stark...
Fortnightly Agri Update
Right now the global growth outlook is very divergent. While growth in a number...
Big Wednesday
Regular readers will know that since July last year, Westpac has been forecasting...
NZ Q4 2015 Labour Market Preview
Employment growth is expected to rebound in the December quarter. However, growth...
RBNZ OCR Review, January 2016
The OCR remained on hold at 2.5% at today’s OCR Review. The RBNZ warned...
Clear cut - RBNZ OCR preview
The Reserve Bank is unlikely to change the Official Cash Rate at this Thursday’s review...