Better times ahead for the dairy sector

Last week was a quiet one for data and events in New Zealand, leaving…

09 Sep 2024 Weekly Commentary

NZ Agri Update

We have revised up our farmgate milk price forecast for this season...

04 Sep 2024 Agri

Bounce-back watch

Financial conditions have eased significantly in the last two months…

02 Sep 2024 Weekly Commentary

Back to data watching

The RBNZ is open to accelerating the pace of rate cuts, depending on the data…

26 Aug 2024 Weekly Commentary

Agriculture Monthly Roundup, August 2024

Welcome to our new monthly report on the agricultural sector…

21 Aug 2024 Agri

RBNZ turns 180 degrees from May

The RBNZ surprised us by cutting the OCR 25bps at the August MPS…

19 Aug 2024 Weekly Commentary

Review of RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement, August 2024

The RBNZ cut the OCR to 5.25% at its August meeting by unanimous decision…

14 Aug 2024 Economic data and RBNZ

Westpac RBNZ Client Pulse Survey

Markets see a significant dovish tilt from the RBNZ this week...

12 Aug 2024 Economic data and RBNZ

Nearing the finish line - but not quite there yet

Our latest Economic Overview shows that New Zealand’s marathon journey back towards low and stable inflation is finally nearing its end...

12 Aug 2024 Weekly Commentary

Preview of RBNZ August 2024 Monetary Policy Statement

We expect the RBNZ to leave the OCR at 5.5% but downgrade its forecasts…

07 Aug 2024 Economic data and RBNZ

Change of OCR call

The OCR is expected to be cut to 5.25% in the RBNZ’s October meeting...

05 Aug 2024 Economic data and RBNZ

Earlier OCR cuts coming

Westpac’s new economic forecasts, which will be released tomorrow with our latest economic overview, include significant downward revisions in the growth and inflation outlook...

05 Aug 2024 Weekly Commentary