Official cash rate review

As expected, the RBNZ repeated its “on hold” OCR stance. The RBNZ is caught...

24 Apr 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

Goldilocks in the rain

New Zealand’s combination of strong economic growth and low inflation...

22 Apr 2013 Weekly Commentary

Official cash rate preview

We expect the RBNZ to maintain its “firmly on hold” stance for the OCR. But the risks...

19 Apr 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Dairy Update

Dairy prices consolidated at record levels in Tuesday night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction...

17 Apr 2013 Agri

Drought, Chinese Mums, and the price of milk

Fonterra has gradually cornered the fast growing Chinese whole milk powder market...

16 Apr 2013 Research papers, Economic data and RBNZ

Unstoppable force versus immovable object

New Zealand monetary policy seems stuck between an unstoppable force and an...

15 Apr 2013 Weekly Commentary

Q1 Consumer Price Index preview

We estimate that consumer prices rose 0.4% in the March quarter, leaving annual...

12 Apr 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

Q1 NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion

The March Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion confirmed that the New Zealand...

09 Apr 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

A drought like no other

Last week we noted that the total impact of the recent drought on the economy...

08 Apr 2013 Weekly Commentary

Money for the milkman

Last week saw some fresh developments on many of the big issues facing the...

02 Apr 2013 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence

Employment confidence rose slightly, for the fourth time in a row...

02 Apr 2013 Confidence surveys

Spanner in the works

The New Zealand economy sprang back into gear at the end of 2012, spurred on by...

25 Mar 2013 Weekly Commentary