New Zealand Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Update (PREFU) 2023 preview

The Treasury will publish the Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Update (PREFU) on…

21 Aug 2023 Economic data and RBNZ

The great rebalancing – what it means for you or your business

In the last couple of weeks both Westpac and the RBNZ provided an update on how…

21 Aug 2023 Weekly Commentary

Review of RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement August 2023

OCR remained at 5.5% as Westpac and the market had expected…

16 Aug 2023 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Dairy Update

Global dairy prices plunged overnight. Whole milk powder prices are now at…

16 Aug 2023 Agri

Steady as she goes!

Last week we released our quarterly Economic Overview. The key theme was…

14 Aug 2023 Weekly Commentary

Economic Overview: The great rebalancing?

Several imbalances are clearly evident in the New Zealand economy. Most fundamentally…

10 Aug 2023 Economic Overview

Preview of RBNZ August 2023 Monetary Policy Statement

The RBNZ will keep the OCR at 5.5% and retain its baseline forecast…

10 Aug 2023 Economic data and RBNZ

Labour market update

Migrant inflows and increasing participation have driven labour force growth…

08 Aug 2023 Economic data and RBNZ

Rate hike delayed not cancelled

We continue to see the RBNZ raising the cash rate to 5.75%, but now expect…

07 Aug 2023 Weekly Commentary

Change of OCR forecast

We continue to see the RBNZ raising the cash rate to 5.75%, but in…

02 Aug 2023 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Dairy Update

Global dairy prices dipped sharply overnight. The price fall overnight reinforces...

02 Aug 2023 Agri

Labour market pressures easing, but only gradually

A projected loosening of the labour market forms the lynchpin of the RBNZ’s forecast…

31 Jul 2023 Weekly Commentary