A matter of when, not if

The Reserve Bank has succeeded in bringing interest rates down, but if it’s to...

25 May 2020 Weekly Commentary

A matter of when, not if – updated RBNZ forecasts

We now expect the RBNZ will reduce the OCR to -0.5% in April 2021...

21 May 2020 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Dairy Update

Last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction resulted in a slight rise in the headline...

20 May 2020 Agri

What Covid-19 means for New Zealand’s rental and leasing industry

The impact of Covid-19 on New Zealand’s rental and leasing sector has...

20 May 2020 Research papers

More QE, more spending, more debt

In response to the gale-force headwinds battering the economy, the past week...

18 May 2020 Weekly Commentary

Home Truths

Seasonally adjusted house sales were 77.5% lower in April than March...

15 May 2020 Housing

First Impressions: New Zealand Budget 2020

The Government has announced a $50bn economic recovery fund to tackle the...

14 May 2020 Economic data and RBNZ

New Zealand Government Budget 2020

The Government has significantly expanded its Covid-19 economic support and...

14 May 2020 Economic data and RBNZ

Review of RBNZ MPS – Keeping the door open

As expected, the RBNZ aggressively expanded its quantitative easing...

13 May 2020 Economic data and RBNZ

I get by with a little help from my friends

The coming week will be a big one for the New Zealand economy...

11 May 2020 Weekly Commentary

NZ Budget preview, May 2020

New Zealand’s fiscal position will be dramatically worsened by the Covid-19...

08 May 2020 Economic data and RBNZ

RBNZ MPS preview – All hands on deck

Next week we expect the RBNZ will expand its QE programme to $60bn. The RBNZ...

07 May 2020 Economic data and RBNZ