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We’ve made some significant adjustments to our forecasts for the OCR…
OCR call change and preview of RBNZ October 2024 Monetary Policy Review
We now expect the RBNZ to cut the OCR by 50bps to 4.75% at the…
Will the RBNZ be ‘slow and steady’ or ‘fast and furious’?
The RBNZ has now fired the starting gun on the easing cycle. But how…
NZ Agri Bites, September 2024
Overall commodity prices to tilt higher off the back of higher…
Hawks, doves, and kiwis
Much has changed since we wrote our last “Hawks and…
Horticulture and viticulture, Sep 2024
Horticulture and viticulture is big business in New Zealand. Kiwifruit exports…
Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence
Employment confidence fell by 2.2 points to 89.2 in the September quarter…
More of the same
With economic activity continuing to contract, questions are swirling…
NZ GDP review, Q2 2024
The New Zealand economy remains in a drawn-out slowdown…
Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence
The Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence Index rose 9 points…
Credit rating primer, September 2024
New Zealand is one of the world’s most highly rated sovereigns…
Rolling maul, but not rolling over
Thursday’s GDP report is likely to show a continuation of the…