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Flat as far as the eye can see
The RBNZ left the OCR unchanged at 1.75% in last week’s Monetary Policy Statement...
RBNZ MPS review, Feb 2019
The RBNZ downgraded its OCR projection and sounded slightly more dovish than...
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...
Flatlining
We expect the RBNZ will leave the OCR unchanged in this week’s Monetary Policy...
NZ labour market review, Q4 2018
The latest unemployment figures confirm that the previous sharp drop was largely...
Fortnightly Agri Update
The Westpac Economics team recently published an in depth Industry Insight on...
A smaller boost to the economy
Updated estimates have revealed that long-term migration has been much lower than...
NZ labour market preview, Q4 2018 – Backing up
A range of evidence points to a tight labour market, but the sharp drop in...
A closer look at recent migration flows
Updated estimates have revealed that long-term migration has been much lower...
Middle ground
Inflation in New Zealand is now settling into the middle of the Reserve Bank’s target...
Shopping around
After rapid increases in previous years, household spending growth shifted down...
NZ CPI review, Q4 2018 – Overs and unders
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.1% in the December quarter, maintaining the...