Home Truths

This month Home Truths divides New Zealand’s housing market in three...

08 Jul 2013 Housing

Fortnightly Agri Update

In recent years, a falling NZ dollar has usually been associated with heightened...

03 Jul 2013 Agri

Pivot points

Markets have spent the last week mulling over the US Federal Reserve’s signal...

01 Jul 2013 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence

New Zealanders’ employment confidence continues to improve...

01 Jul 2013 Confidence surveys

Two for the hawks, one for the doves

On balance, last week’s developments were a clear positive for New Zealand interest...

24 Jun 2013 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence

Economic confidence has risen across New Zealand...

24 Jun 2013 Confidence surveys

Q1 GDP Review 2013

GDP rose by 0.3% in the March 2013 quarter, slightly short of forecasts and...

20 Jun 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

Q1 Current account review

The current account deficit narrowed by 0.2 percentage points to 4.8% of GDP in...

19 Jun 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

Both farm prices and sales showed signs of life in May. For the three months to May...

19 Jun 2013 Agri

Things left unsaid

On the face of it, last week’s Monetary Policy Statement seemed to be a straightforward...

17 Jun 2013 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence

New Zealand households are back in spending mode...

17 Jun 2013 Confidence surveys

Q1 GDP and current account preview

We estimate that GDP rose 0.5% in the March quarter, following a 1.5% bounce...

14 Jun 2013 Economic data and RBNZ