Early signs of slow thaw in inflation

Inflation was weaker than we and other analysts expected in the early part of this year…

24 Apr 2023 Weekly Commentary

Rural cost inflation - light at the end of the tunnel

Annual rural cost inflation stands at a whopping 15.3% in the December 2022 quarter…

21 Apr 2023 Agri

NZ CPI review, Q1 2023

Inflation was weaker than we and other analysts expected in the early part…

20 Apr 2023 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Dairy Update

Dairy auction prices posted solid gains overnight. Ending a weak run of four…

19 Apr 2023 Agri

NZ CPI preview, Q1 2023

We estimate that New Zealand consumer prices rose by 1.5% in the March quarter…

17 Apr 2023 Economic data and RBNZ

Inflation – a business perspective

We expect data this week to show that inflation was still running red hot over the…

17 Apr 2023 Weekly Commentary

The RBNZ overdelivers and promises even more to come

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand delivered a larger than expected 50 basis point rise...

11 Apr 2023 Weekly Commentary

RBNZ Monetary Policy Review, April 2023

The Reserve Bank delivered a larger than expected 50 basis point increase…

05 Apr 2023 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Dairy Update

We align our 2022/23 milk price forecast with the $8.30/kg midpoint of Fonterra’s…

05 Apr 2023 Agri

RBNZ to leave the door open

We expect the Reserve Bank of New Zealand will raise the Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points…

03 Apr 2023 Weekly Commentary

Preview of RBNZ Monetary Policy Review, April 2023

We expect the Reserve Bank to lift the Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points…

30 Mar 2023 Economic data and RBNZ

Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence

Employment confidence rose by 1.5 points to 109.5 in the March quarter…

29 Mar 2023 Confidence surveys