Working through the details

Business confidence surveys are painting an increasingly dismal picture of the state...

06 Aug 2018 Weekly Commentary

RBNZ MPS preview, August 2018

At next week’s Monetary Policy Statement, the RBNZ will probably repeat that it...

02 Aug 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ labour market review, Q2 2018 – On the job

Jobs and wage growth strengthened in the June quarter, despite a slight uptick...

01 Aug 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

Crossroads

Over the past week we’ve seen more evidence that the economy slowed in the...

30 Jul 2018 Weekly Commentary

NZ labour market preview, Q2 2018 – Crossroads

New Zealand’s labour market has tightened over recent years, but slowing economic...

27 Jul 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

Growth finding a floor

Economic news over the past week continued to highlight the flagging...

23 Jul 2018 Weekly Commentary

Fortnightly Agri Update

New Zealand’s horticulture sector has gone from strength to strength of late...

18 Jul 2018 Agri

NZ CPI review, Q2 2018 – Beyond the headlines

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.4% in the June quarter, less than market...

17 Jul 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

A game of two halves

Caution among consumers has played an important part in the economy’s loss of...

16 Jul 2018 Weekly Commentary

NZ CPI preview, Q2 2018 - Filling up

We expect a 0.6% rise in consumer prices for the June quarter, lifting the annual...

12 Jul 2018 Economic data and RBNZ

More intensity

Recent dwelling consent figures point to a significant increase in medium density...

12 Jul 2018 Research papers

Flagging momentum

Recent developments continue to highlight the flagging momentum in the...

09 Jul 2018 Weekly Commentary