Economic reports archive.
The RBNZ overdelivers and promises even more to come
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand delivered a larger than expected 50 basis point rise...
RBNZ Monetary Policy Review, April 2023
The Reserve Bank delivered a larger than expected 50 basis point increase…
NZ Dairy Update
We align our 2022/23 milk price forecast with the $8.30/kg midpoint of Fonterra’s…
RBNZ to leave the door open
We expect the Reserve Bank of New Zealand will raise the Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points…
Preview of RBNZ Monetary Policy Review, April 2023
We expect the Reserve Bank to lift the Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points…
Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence
Employment confidence rose by 1.5 points to 109.5 in the March quarter…
When the tide goes out
A clutch of bank failures has put global markets on edge in recent weeks. If this were…
Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence
The Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence Index rose 2.1 points…
NZ Dairy Update
We have trimmed our 2022/23 milk price forecast by 35 cents to $8.40/kg…
High-five
With signs that the economy isn’t running as hot as we or the RBNZ thought, we have…
NZ GDP review, Q4 2022 and OCR forecast change
GDP fell by 0.6% in the December quarter, a bigger drop than was…
NZ GDP preview, Q4 2022 and OCR forecast change
We expect a 0.2% fall in GDP for the December quarter, following two…