Economic reports archive.

Brextension - The date for Brexit has been pushed out again

The scheduled date for Brexit has now been pushed out to 31 October 2019, with the...

11 Apr 2019 Economic data and RBNZ

In its April OCR Review, the RBNZ surprised by advising that “more likely direction of...

08 Apr 2019 Weekly Commentary

We expect the RBNZ will cut the OCR at the May MPS. The RBNZ is particularly...

03 Apr 2019 Economic data and RBNZ

The headline GlobalDairyTrade index edged 0.8% higher in last night’s auction...

03 Apr 2019 Agri

After a brief respite, business confidence deteriorated again in the March...

02 Apr 2019 Economic data and RBNZ

With less than two weeks until its scheduled departure from the EU, a political deadlock...

01 Apr 2019 Economic data and RBNZ

It was a pivotal week for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, which delivered a...

01 Apr 2019 Weekly Commentary

Confidence in the labour market fell in March, reversing the strong rise seen in...

28 Mar 2019 Confidence surveys

The RBNZ surprised us by shifting to an easing bias. With other central banks...

27 Mar 2019 Economic data and RBNZ

While the economy lost some steam through the back half of 2018, that slowdown...

25 Mar 2019 Weekly Commentary

The RBNZ is unlikely to alter its firmly on hold stance. That could be a surprise to...

22 Mar 2019 Economic data and RBNZ

Regional confidence has deteriorated in eight out of eleven regions...

22 Mar 2019 Confidence surveys