Running to catch up

The state of the labour market has been overshadowed to some degree lately, as…

02 May 2022 Weekly Commentary

NZ labour market preview, Q1 2022

We expect the unemployment rate to fall to 3.0% in the March quarter…

28 Apr 2022 Economic data and RBNZ

The Misery Index

New Zealand inflation has hit its highest level in more than three decades…

26 Apr 2022 Weekly Commentary

NZ CPI review, Q1 2022

Consumer prices rose 1.8% in the March quarter. Coming on top of the…

21 Apr 2022 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Dairy Update

Dairy auction prices slid for the third consecutive auction overnight…

20 Apr 2022 Agri

A stitch in time

The Reserve Bank has stepped up the pace in its fight against inflation, raising the…

19 Apr 2022 Weekly Commentary

NZ CPI preview, Q1 2022

Price pressures are bubbling over in every corner of the New Zealand economy…

14 Apr 2022 Economic data and RBNZ

Review of RBNZ Monetary Policy Review, April 2022

The Reserve Bank increased the Official Cash Rate by 50 basis points to 1.50%...

13 Apr 2022 Economic data and RBNZ

This commodity price cycle is different

This New Zealand commodity price cycle is different. Indeed, this price cycle is shaping…

11 Apr 2022 Weekly Commentary

Preview of RBNZ Monetary Policy Review, April 2022

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

08 Apr 2022 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Dairy Update

This milk price cycle is different. Indeed, this cycle is shaping up as more…

06 Apr 2022 Agri

Monthly Meat Matters

The very tricky patch is set to continue in the short term as farmers and meat…

05 Apr 2022 Agri