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

NZ Dairy Update

Global dairy prices are on a tear. Indeed, prices are surging well beyond…

16 Feb 2022 Agri

Here we go

Spending appetites were perkier than we expected in the early part of 2022…

14 Feb 2022 Weekly Commentary

Hot stuff

With record high commodity prices, continued strong demand in sectors like…

08 Feb 2022 Weekly Commentary

NZ labour market review, Q4 2021

The unemployment rate fell to 3.2% in the December quarter, the lowest on record…

02 Feb 2022 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Dairy Update

Bad weather and surging costs have hit New Zealand dairy production from…

02 Feb 2022 Agri