Consumers in the passenger seat

New Zealand’s economic performance over 2013 leaves it well positioned to achieve...

24 Mar 2014 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence

Economic confidence in Canterbury remains the highest in the country...

24 Mar 2014 Confidence surveys

NZ GDP review, Q4 2013

GDP rose by 0.9% in the December 2013 quarter, in line with market expectations...

20 Mar 2014 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ current account review, Q4 2013

New Zealand’s current account deficit narrowed from 4.1% to 3.4% of GDP in the...

19 Mar 2014 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

After sitting on the sidelines for the last 3 years, the Reserve Bank entered the fray...

19 Mar 2014 Agri

You can go your own way

As was widely expected, the Reserve Bank lifted the Official Cash Rate...

17 Mar 2014 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence

Consumer confidence has edged up further, to its highest level since 2005...

17 Mar 2014 Confidence surveys

NZ GDP and Current Account preview, Q4 2013

We estimate that GDP rose 0.9% in the December quarter, following a 1.4%...

14 Mar 2014 Economic data and RBNZ

March 2014 MPS Review

The Reserve Bank today increased to OCR from 2.50% to 2.75% as widely...

13 Mar 2014 Economic data and RBNZ

Home Truths

The housing market is continuing to slow in response to the Reserve Bank’s...

11 Mar 2014 Housing

Showtime

Last week’s data largely supported our outlook for the New Zealand economy...

10 Mar 2014 Weekly Commentary

RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement Preview

The Reserve Bank is widely expected to lift the Official Cash Rate to 2.75% in...

06 Mar 2014 Economic data and RBNZ