RBNZ OCR preview, March 2018

Acting Governor Spencer’s last OCR decision is likely to be a low-key affair, with no real...

16 Mar 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Q4 GDP review – Subdued growth persists

December quarter GDP grew by 0.6%, in line with our forecast. We expect growth to...

15 Mar 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ current account, Q4 2017 – Well contained

The current account deficit widened in the year to December, but remains at levels...

14 Mar 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

Late fade

This week sees the release of the December quarter national accounts, the last...

12 Mar 2018 Weekly Commentary

NZ Q4 GDP and BoP preview – Late fade

The New Zealand economy’s momentum appears to have eased over the course of...

09 Mar 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ building work put in place, December quarter 2017

Construction activity picked up in the December quarter, rising by 1.4%. That...

07 Mar 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

Another week and another twitter tirade from US President Donald Trump...

07 Mar 2018 Agri

Businesses and households split

The start of 2018 has seen divergent conditions across the New Zealand...

05 Mar 2018 Weekly Commentary

Rewriting history

Our latest quarterly Economic Overview comes against a somewhat different...

26 Feb 2018 Weekly Commentary

Q4 2017 Retail spending review

Retail sales rose strongly in the final quarter of 2017. We expect spending growth...

23 Feb 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

Prices for New Zealand’s key agricultural commodity exports remain reasonably...

21 Feb 2018 Agri

Economic Overview: Rewriting history

There is a saying that it is tougher to forecast the economy than the weather...

20 Feb 2018 Economic Overview