The house view - OCR review, Jan 2013

The RBNZ reiterated its “on hold” stance for the OCR. The inflation outlook was...

31 Jan 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

Walking a fine line

On a trade weighted basis the New Zealand dollar has risen another 2% in January...

29 Jan 2013 Weekly Commentary

Home Truths

New Zealand house sales were steady for a second month in December, although that...

28 Jan 2013 Housing

Below target, on track

Last week’s CPI release showed headline inflation coming in below the RBNZ’s...

21 Jan 2013 Weekly Commentary

A gradually turning tide - Q4 consumer prices

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell 0.2% in the December quarter, a bit softer...

18 Jan 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Dairy Update

Dairy prices continued their good start to 2013 in last night’s GlobalDairyTrade...

17 Jan 2013 Agri

Q4 NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion

The December Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion once again confirmed the...

15 Jan 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

No looking back - Q4 Consumer Price Index preview

We estimate that consumer prices were flat over the December quarter...

14 Jan 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

Welcome to 2013 - the year of the snake

The GDP data, released prior to Christmas, confirmed for us that the September...

14 Jan 2013 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence

Employment confidence inched up a little, despite recent reports of job cuts and...

14 Jan 2013 Confidence surveys

Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence

Households’ confidence in their local economy rose in 7 out of 11 regions...

08 Jan 2013 Confidence surveys

Agribiz: Sheep and Beef Outlook

Lamb prices have fallen hard over 2012. Meanwhile, beef prices are still at or near...

01 Jan 2013 Research papers, Agri