The RBNZ overdelivers and promises even more to come

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand delivered a larger than expected 50 basis point rise...

11 Apr 2023 Weekly Commentary

RBNZ Monetary Policy Review, April 2023

The Reserve Bank delivered a larger than expected 50 basis point increase…

05 Apr 2023 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Dairy Update

We align our 2022/23 milk price forecast with the $8.30/kg midpoint of Fonterra’s…

05 Apr 2023 Agri

RBNZ to leave the door open

We expect the Reserve Bank of New Zealand will raise the Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points…

03 Apr 2023 Weekly Commentary

Preview of RBNZ Monetary Policy Review, April 2023

We expect the Reserve Bank to lift the Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points…

30 Mar 2023 Economic data and RBNZ

Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence

Employment confidence rose by 1.5 points to 109.5 in the March quarter…

29 Mar 2023 Confidence surveys

When the tide goes out

A clutch of bank failures has put global markets on edge in recent weeks. If this were…

27 Mar 2023 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence

The Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence Index rose 2.1 points…

22 Mar 2023 Confidence surveys

NZ Dairy Update

We have trimmed our 2022/23 milk price forecast by 35 cents to $8.40/kg…

22 Mar 2023 Agri

High-five

With signs that the economy isn’t running as hot as we or the RBNZ thought, we have…

20 Mar 2023 Weekly Commentary

NZ GDP review, Q4 2022 and OCR forecast change

GDP fell by 0.6% in the December quarter, a bigger drop than was…

16 Mar 2023 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ GDP preview, Q4 2022 and OCR forecast change

We expect a 0.2% fall in GDP for the December quarter, following two…

13 Mar 2023 Economic data and RBNZ