How fast? How furious?

There’s been no let-up in the intense price pressures that have been buffeting…

25 Jul 2022 Weekly Commentary

NZ Dairy Update

Dairy auction prices slid overnight. Previously resilient global demand is…

20 Jul 2022 Agri

The monetary policy hat-trick

Last week the RBNZ delivered a third consecutive 50bp hike in the Official Cash…

18 Jul 2022 Weekly Commentary

NZ CPI preview, Q2 2022

We expect the upcoming Consumers Price Index will show that New Zealand…

14 Jul 2022 Economic data and RBNZ

RBNZ Monetary Policy Review, July 2022

The Reserve Bank increased the OCR by another 50 basis points to 2.50%...

13 Jul 2022 Economic data and RBNZ

Stepping up to the plate, still swinging hard

The RBNZ steps up to the plate this week, with the Official Cash Rate up for review…

11 Jul 2022 Weekly Commentary

Preview of RBNZ Monetary Policy Review, July 2022

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

07 Jul 2022 Economic data and RBNZ

Taking stock of housing

RBNZ Chief Economist Paul Conway delivered a speech last week on the…

04 Jul 2022 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence

Regional economic confidence remained down in the dumps over the June quarter…

29 Jun 2022 Confidence surveys

Consumer confidence plummets to lowest level on record

Consumer confidence has plummeted, as household budgets have been squeezed by…

27 Jun 2022 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence

The Employment Confidence Index fell 5 points to 108.5 in June, giving back…

23 Jun 2022 Confidence surveys

NZ Dairy Update

Dairy auction prices dipped a touch overnight. Despite the fall, prices remain…

22 Jun 2022 Agri