Q1 Household Labour Force Survey

A pervasively strong labour market report, both in the headline and in the details...

09 May 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

RBNZ May 2013 Financial Stability Report

The Reserve Bank’s six-monthly Financial Stability Report (FSR) revealed a growing...

08 May 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

Q1 Labour Cost Index and Quarterly Employment Survey

Wage inflation and employment growth remain subdued. In part that reflects the...

07 May 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

Economic Overview: Tug-of-war

This Economic Overview continues the theme of strong growth versus low...

07 May 2013 Economic Overview

Rain and shine

Our latest quarterly Economic Overview, “Tug-of-war”, reflects the diverse range of...

06 May 2013 Weekly Commentary

Home Truths

The New Zealand housing market powered to a fresh set of highs in March...

30 Apr 2013 Housing

Still on the fence

The Reserve Bank is sitting on the fence. It reiterated as much in last week’s...

29 Apr 2013 Weekly Commentary

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