New Zealand bucking the trend

Last week’s labour market reports reiterated what we have been saying for weeks...

10 Aug 2020 Weekly Commentary

Stay on target – Preview of RBNZ MPS, August 2020

The RBNZ will aim to keep the stance of monetary policy unchanged at next...

06 Aug 2020 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ labour market review, Q2 2020

Labour market conditions were stronger than we expected in the June quarter...

05 Aug 2020 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Dairy Update

Dairy auction prices slid overnight as concerns about a resurgence of COVID-19...

05 Aug 2020 Agri

Out of the chaos comes opportunity

The closure of Tiwai Point will be devastating for the Southland economy...

05 Aug 2020 Research papers

A burden shared...

Employment has rebounded to about the pre-lockdown level after falling by...

03 Aug 2020 Weekly Commentary

NZ labour market preview, Q2 2020

We expect the June quarter unemployment rate to rise from 4.2% to 5.0%...

30 Jul 2020 Economic data and RBNZ

Better data, but negative OCR still required

The evidence continues to suggest that the New Zealand economy is bouncing back...

27 Jul 2020 Weekly Commentary

Forestry: COVID impact and outlook – Re-enter the dragon

The COVID lockdown hit forestry hard. The hit has forced some downstream wood...

23 Jul 2020 Economic data and RBNZ, Agri

NZ Dairy Update

All up, dairy auction prices were largely unchanged overnight.Whole milk powder...

22 Jul 2020 Agri

No shelter for the smelter

The removal of COVID-19 restrictions on domestic activity has continued...

20 Jul 2020 Weekly Commentary

NZ CPI review, Q2 2020 – No barrier to action

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) fell 0.5% in the June quarter, taking the annual...

16 Jul 2020 Economic data and RBNZ