Credit Check

Private sector credit growth slowed a little in June on the back of surprisingly weak...

31 Jul 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

Crossing the Rubicon

The Reserve Bank’s stance on monetary policy has come into line with our...

29 Jul 2013 Weekly Commentary

Fortnightly Agri Update

SPECIAL ISSUE - Upgrade to Westpac’s forecast of the Fonterra Milk Price...

26 Jul 2013 Agri

OCR Review July 2013

The Reserve Bank has shifted to an explicit hiking bias, its first significant...

25 Jul 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

OCR Preview July 2013

We expect the RBNZ to retain its “firmly on hold” stance. The RBNZ is unlikely...

23 Jul 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

As low as it goes

Inflation was just as subdued as expected over the June quarter, with the strong...

22 Jul 2013 Weekly Commentary

Fortnightly Agri Update

World dairy prices rose 4.9% in Tuesday night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction...

17 Jul 2013 Agri

Q2 CPI Review 2013

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2% in the June quarter, in line with...

16 Jul 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

All those in favour, say “Aye”

The economy has passed its vote of economic confidence...

15 Jul 2013 Weekly Commentary

Q2 CPI Preview 2013

We estimate that consumer prices rose 0.2% in the June quarter, taking annual...

12 Jul 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

Q2 QSBO Review 2013

The June Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion reinforced our view that...

09 Jul 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

Taking stock

After a very quiet New Zealand data week, we’ve decided to step back and review...

08 Jul 2013 Weekly Commentary