Not so fast

Developments over the past week or two have served to increase the odds of OCR...

08 Jun 2015 Weekly Commentary

Not so fast – a final word before next week's RBNZ MPS

We remain firmly of the view that the RBNZ will leave the OCR on hold next week...

05 Jun 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Local Knowledge

The indicators were positive on balance in April, though they were more mixed...

05 Jun 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

Q1 Building work put in place

Construction activity rose 1.0% in the March quarter, following a 0.3% rise in...

04 Jun 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

World dairy prices remained under pressure in the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction...

03 Jun 2015 Agri

NZ Terms of Trade review, Q1 2015

The terms of trade rose by 1.5% in the March quarter, similar to market forecasts...

02 Jun 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

Hold your horses

Markets are abuzz with the possibility that the RBNZ could cut the OCR at its...

02 Jun 2015 Weekly Commentary

Hold your horses - Outlook for the NZ OCR

A June cut in the OCR seems unlikely. Cuts later in the year are a very close call...

28 May 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

What’s been happening with inflation expectations?

The RBNZ’s has highlighted the importance of inflation expectations for upcoming...

26 May 2015 Research papers

The plot thickens

There has been plenty to mull over in the past week, including the recently...

25 May 2015 Weekly Commentary

New Zealand Government Budget 2015

The Government has maintained its operational spending plans in the face of...

21 May 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

In our latest quarterly Economic Overview we highlighted the perfect storm of...

20 May 2015 Agri