NZ labour market review, Q3 2019

New Zealand’s unemployment rate rose to 4.2% in the September quarter...

06 Nov 2019 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Dairy Update

Last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction saw healthy gains, the recent modest...

06 Nov 2019 Agri

Hold the horses

We are no longer expecting the Reserve Bank to reduce the OCR at its next Monetary...

04 Nov 2019 Weekly Commentary

NZ labour market preview, Q3 2019

We expect the unemployment rate to rise to 4.2% in the September quarter...

01 Nov 2019 Economic data and RBNZ

Hold the horses – Change of OCR call

We are now forecasting no change in the OCR at the November MPS. The balance...

31 Oct 2019 Economic data and RBNZ

Changing fortunes

In the past week we published new research on commercial property and the...

29 Oct 2019 Weekly Commentary

A ‘just transition’ for Taranaki

The Taranaki economy has for many years been a strong performer, with much of its...

24 Oct 2019 Research papers

Upside inflation pressures (and where to find them)

Over the past few weeks a number of key economic indicators have surprised to...

21 Oct 2019 Weekly Commentary

New Zealand’s commercial property outlook

In recent years, the combination of firm economic activity and very low interest...

21 Oct 2019 Research papers

It won’t happen overnight

The housing market continued to cool in April. However, we expect to see it picking...

20 Oct 2019 Weekly Commentary

NZ CPI review, Q3 2019

Consumer prices rose by 0.7% in the September quarter, higher than forecast...

16 Oct 2019 Economic data and RBNZ

Milk Price Forecasts Update

We have revised up our forecast of Fonterra’s farmgate milk price for this season...

16 Oct 2019 Agri