A narrowing gap

Economic activity in the central and southern parts of the North Island and the...

11 Mar 2019 Weekly Commentary

Fortnightly Agri Update

The UK is due to leave the European Union in just 23 days. Yet just what will happen...

06 Mar 2019 Agri

Regional Roundup

Economic activity in the southern portions of each island remains very strong, but in...

05 Mar 2019 Regional Roundup

Ups and downs

The recent data for New Zealand has taken on a distinctly mixed complexion. But at...

04 Mar 2019 Weekly Commentary

NZ retail sales, December quarter 2018

Retail spending was stronger than expected in the December quarter, supported by...

25 Feb 2019 Economic data and RBNZ

Extraordinarily ordinary

The drivers of demand in the New Zealand economy are shifting. While a temporary...

25 Feb 2019 Weekly Commentary

Fortnightly Agri Update

Dairy prices edged a little higher in last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction, rising...

20 Feb 2019 Agri

Economic Overview: Extraordinarily ordinary

Right now the New Zealand economy is in an extraordinarily ordinary position...

19 Feb 2019 Economic Overview

Flat as far as the eye can see

The RBNZ left the OCR unchanged at 1.75% in last week’s Monetary Policy Statement...

18 Feb 2019 Weekly Commentary

RBNZ MPS review, Feb 2019

The RBNZ downgraded its OCR projection and sounded slightly more dovish than...

13 Feb 2019 Economic data and RBNZ

Preview of RBNZ MPS and change of Westpac OCR call

We expect the RBNZ to shift back to a strictly neutral OCR forecast this week...

11 Feb 2019 Economic data and RBNZ

Flatlining

We expect the RBNZ will leave the OCR unchanged in this week’s Monetary Policy...

11 Feb 2019 Weekly Commentary