RBNZ OCR Review, September 2019

The OCR Review was in line with our expectations, but less dovish than markets...

25 Sep 2019 Economic data and RBNZ

Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence

Regional economic confidence deteriorated for the third consecutive quarter...

24 Sep 2019 Confidence surveys

Neither here nor there

Economic growth remains muted in New Zealand, though the June quarter GDP...

23 Sep 2019 Weekly Commentary

Preview of the September 2019 RBNZ decision

We expect the RBNZ will stay its hand at the September OCR Review, after the jumbo...

20 Sep 2019 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Q2 GDP review – Neither here nor there

GDP rose by 0.5% in the June quarter, a little ahead of market forecasts but in line...

19 Sep 2019 Economic data and RBNZ

Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence

Consumer confidence continued its downwards trend in September and...

19 Sep 2019 Confidence surveys

NZ Dairy Update

Last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction resulted in slightly higher prices, with the...

18 Sep 2019 Agri

Exploring the RBNZ's options if the OCR reaches zero

With the OCR at 1% and falling, now is the time to start thinking about the...

18 Sep 2019 Research papers

Sluggish

Upcoming GDP figures are expected to show that economic growth in New Zealand...

16 Sep 2019 Weekly Commentary

NZ Q2 GDP and BoP preview

We expect a 0.6% rise in GDP for the June quarter, matching the pace seen in...

11 Sep 2019 Economic data and RBNZ

Can we build it? Yeah…nah

This week we take a look at recent signs that the economy has continued to lose...

09 Sep 2019 Weekly Commentary

NZ Dairy Update

Last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction resulted in prices little changed overall...

04 Sep 2019 Agri