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Regional Roundup
Economic activity in the southern portions of each island remains very strong, but in...
Ups and downs
The recent data for New Zealand has taken on a distinctly mixed complexion. But at...
NZ retail sales, December quarter 2018
Retail spending was stronger than expected in the December quarter, supported by...
Extraordinarily ordinary
The drivers of demand in the New Zealand economy are shifting. While a temporary...
Fortnightly Agri Update
Dairy prices edged a little higher in last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction, rising...
Economic Overview: Extraordinarily ordinary
Right now the New Zealand economy is in an extraordinarily ordinary position...
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...