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

NZ labour market review, Q4 2018

The latest unemployment figures confirm that the previous sharp drop was largely...

07 Feb 2019 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

The Westpac Economics team recently published an in depth Industry Insight on...

07 Feb 2019 Agri

A smaller boost to the economy

Updated estimates have revealed that long-term migration has been much lower than...

04 Feb 2019 Weekly Commentary

NZ labour market preview, Q4 2018 – Backing up

A range of evidence points to a tight labour market, but the sharp drop in...

01 Feb 2019 Economic data and RBNZ

A closer look at recent migration flows

Updated estimates have revealed that long-term migration has been much lower...

01 Feb 2019 Economic data and RBNZ

Middle ground

Inflation in New Zealand is now settling into the middle of the Reserve Bank’s target...

29 Jan 2019 Weekly Commentary

Shopping around

After rapid increases in previous years, household spending growth shifted down...

24 Jan 2019 Research papers

NZ CPI review, Q4 2018 – Overs and unders

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.1% in the December quarter, maintaining the...

23 Jan 2019 Economic data and RBNZ

Mixed messages

With New Zealanders gradually heading home from beaches and holiday spots...

21 Jan 2019 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence

All eleven regions posted an improvement in regional economic confidence...

18 Jan 2019 Confidence surveys