Economic reports archive.
RBNZ cuts 25bps, turns neutral; data flow turns up.
The main local event last week was the RBNZ’s final OCR review and Monetary…
Review of RBNZ November 2025 Monetary Policy Statement
The RBNZ cut the OCR by 25bps to 2.25%. The decision was made following…
NZ Agri Bites
We have revised down our farmgate milk price forecast to $9.30/kg for…
Westpac RBNZ client pulse survey, November 2025
90% of clients expect the RBNZ will deliver a 25bp cut at this Wednesday’s…
Does the RBNZ feel the need to boost the run-rate?
Economic data continue to be mixed ahead of the last RBNZ interest rate meeting…
Preview of RBNZ November 2025 Monetary Policy Statement
We expect a 25bp cut in the OCR to 2.25%. We see a downward revision in the projected...
The jalopy is struggling in the mud
Data last week continued to be mixed. We saw further encouraging signs…
Cotality-Westpac NZ First Home Buyer Report, November 2025
Our Cotality-Westpac First Home Buyer Report combines Cotality’s insights on the…
Labour market soft, but with some green shoots
The September quarter labour market surveys were as subdued as expected…
NZ labour market review chart pack, Q3 2025
The Q3 labour market surveys were generally as subdued as we were expecting…
Running rough
Last week we released our final Economic Overview for 2025 with…
NZ labour market preview, Q3 2025
We expect the unemployment rate to rise from 5.2% to 5.3% for the September quarter…