NZ Dairy Update

Dairy auction prices fell overnight, snapping their run of five consecutive…

16 Mar 2022 Agri

Inflating inflation

Already sky-high inflation is expected to push higher, in part due to the Russian-Ukraine conflict…

14 Mar 2022 Weekly Commentary

NZ GDP and BoP preview, Q4 2021

We expect a 3.8% rise in GDP for the December quarter, almost fully reversing...

11 Mar 2022 Economic data and RBNZ

No end in sight

High inflation is increasingly coming to be seen as a pain point for the New Zealand economy…

07 Mar 2022 Weekly Commentary

NZ Dairy Update

Dairy prices jumped overnight, with cheddar and butter prices setting new…

02 Mar 2022 Agri

How is New Zealand exposed to the Russia-Ukraine conflict?

The conflict in the Ukraine will have a significant human cost…

28 Feb 2022 Economic data and RBNZ

What’s it take to slay the inflation dragon?

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand surprised markets with a hawkish lurch at its first…

28 Feb 2022 Weekly Commentary

Home Truths

There’s now enough evidence to declare that the housing boom has ended…

24 Feb 2022 Housing

RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement review, February 2022

The Reserve Bank increased the OCR by a further 25 basis points to 1%...

23 Feb 2022 Economic data and RBNZ

Economic Overview: The bill comes due

As we enter the third year of the pandemic, the price of New Zealand’s largely successful…

22 Feb 2022 Economic Overview

Steady as she goes

This week’s Monetary Policy Statement will be much anticipated, not least because of…

21 Feb 2022 Weekly Commentary

RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement preview, February 2022

We expect the Reserve Bank to raise the Official Cash Rate by another 25 basis…

17 Feb 2022 Economic data and RBNZ