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Intensive care
Over the last two weeks the coronavirus Covid-19 has spread to more countries...
Update on the economic impact of Coronavirus
We are now forecasting 25bps OCR cuts in March and May (previously only March)...
NZ Dairy Update
Last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction saw prices for most products fall, the headline...
Change of call: RBNZ to cut 25bp in March
We now expect the RBNZ to cut the OCR by 25 basis points to 0.75% at the 25 March...
Dry cough
Drought and Coronavirus are going to deal the New Zealand economy a sharp blow...
Impact of drought and Coronavirus on the New Zealand economy
Drought and Coronavirus are going to deal the New Zealand economy a significant...
Estimating the impact of drought in 2020
This summer has seen drought conditions emerge in the upper North Island...
The dry heaves
Coronavirus has continued to dominate headlines. The key uncertainty for the…
NZ Dairy Update
Last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction saw prices for most products fall, the headline...
Home Truths
Back in April last year Westpac predicted that New Zealand house price inflation...
Economic Overview: When China sneezes...
As the new decade dawned the New Zealand economy was on an improving trajectory...
Blowing over
The spread of Coronavirus, now officially named COVID-19, continued to cast…