Fortnightly Agri Update

High prices for New Zealand’s commodity exports, in particular dairy, have become...

05 Feb 2014 Agri

Playing in the V

All eyes were firmly on the Reserve Bank’s January OCR Review last week...

03 Feb 2014 Weekly Commentary

NZ labour market preview, Q4 2013

Labour market indicators suggest there was a further modest improvement in the...

31 Jan 2014 Economic data and RBNZ

RBNZ OCR Review

The RBNZ left the OCR on hold at 2.5%, and gave a clear signal that the OCR is likely...

30 Jan 2014 Economic data and RBNZ

Curtain raiser

The recent run of strong economic data has solidified the case for higher interest...

28 Jan 2014 Weekly Commentary

Preview of RBNZ OCR Review

The economic situation warrants hiking the OCR this year. The remaining question...

23 Jan 2014 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

The dairy sector was the undoubted headline act of 2013. And like Meryl Streep...

22 Jan 2014 Agri

NZ Consumer Price Index review, Q4 2013

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.1% in the December quarter, against forecasts...

21 Jan 2014 Economic data and RBNZ

Home Truths

There is now no doubt about it. New Zealand’s housing market is slowing...

21 Jan 2014 Housing

No smoking gun

The evidence continues to pile up that the economy is now steaming ahead...

20 Jan 2014 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence

New Zealanders’ employment confidence rose slightly in December, continuing its...

20 Jan 2014 Confidence surveys

NZ Consumer Price Index preview, Q4 2013

We expect a 0.2% fall in consumer prices for the December quarter, holding annual...

16 Jan 2014 Economic data and RBNZ