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Economic reports archive.
The jalopy is struggling in the mud
Data last week continued to be mixed. We saw further encouraging signs…
Labour market soft, but with some green shoots
The September quarter labour market surveys were as subdued as expected…
Running rough
Last week we released our final Economic Overview for 2025 with…
3% inflation not a barrier to another RBNZ rate cut
Inflation in New Zealand has picked up again, rising to 3% in the year…
Economic conditions still soggy
The New Zealand economy is still looking sluggish. The latest updates…
Breaking the spell
The Reserve Bank delivered the 50bps OCR cut that we were expecting…
RBNZ October 2025 Monetary Policy Review
As we expected, the RBNZ cut the OCR by 50bps to 2.50%...
NZ Agri Bites
We have maintained our farmgate milk price forecast of $10.00/kg for this season…
Getting the OCR to where it needs to be
The key market-moving event over the week ahead is likely to be the RBNZ…
Preview of RBNZ October 2025 Monetary Policy Review
We expect the RBNZ to cut the OCR by 50bp to 2.5% at its October meeting…
A new chapter for the RBNZ; fiscal challenges loom.
The key domestic news last week was the announcement of the next RBNZ Governor…
Some further thoughts on the new RBNZ Governor
Dr Anna Breman will take over as RBNZ Governor on 1 December…