Not on target

Unemployment has plumbed new lows and that could spark some wage inflation...

12 Nov 2018 Weekly Commentary

She’ll be right – RBNZ MPS review, Nov 2018

The Reserve Bank has moved away from the idea of cutting the OCR by removing...

08 Nov 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ labour market review, Q3 2018

New Zealand’s unemployment rate fell sharply in the September quarter, to its...

07 Nov 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

As we’ve noted in many of our Agri Updates this year, we’ve seen broad-based...

07 Nov 2018 Agri

Much ado about little

Financial media in New Zealand has been abuzz with stories of falling equity prices...

05 Nov 2018 Weekly Commentary

Baby steps – RBNZ MPS preview, Nov 2018

Recent data on the New Zealand economy and inflation has been clearly stronger...

01 Nov 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ labour market preview, Q3 2018

We expect modest jobs growth and an uptick in the unemployment rate to 4.6%

01 Nov 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

Different strokes for different folks

Rapid population growth fuelled by record net migration provided a powerful boost...

29 Oct 2018 Weekly Commentary

All gassed up

Consumer price inflation increased by more than expected in September, rising to...

23 Oct 2018 Weekly Commentary

Fortnightly Agri Update

Last week Fonterra downgraded its milk price forecast for the current season to a...

17 Oct 2018 Agri

NZ CPI review, Q3 2018 – It all adds up

Inflation was stronger than expected in the September quarter. Higher fuel prices...

16 Oct 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

Rolling along

After recent weak business confidence headlines, we had several reminders last...

15 Oct 2018 Weekly Commentary