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No surprises
The RBNZ keep the Official Cash Rate on hold last week, and we expect it will...
RBNZ OCR review, June 2017 – A statement of neutrality
The Reserve Bank left the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 1.75%, and reiterated...
Fortnightly Agri Update
We continue to see strength in the market for lamb. This has been underpinned...
Coming up short again
The New Zealand economy grew by 0.5% in the March quarter, which was softer...
Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence
June saw widespread gains in consumer confidence...
RBNZ OCR preview, June 2017 – Firmly, firmly neutral
We expect the Reserve Bank to hold the OCR at 1.75% next week and to maintain...
NZ Q1 GDP review – Coming up short again
GDP rose by 0.5% in the March quarter, the second quarter in a row of subdued...
NZ current account, Q1 2017 – No cause for alarm
The current account deficit widened to 3.1% of GDP in the year to March. The increase...
NZ Local Knowledge
April was a fairly robust month for the New Zealand economy, with gains in 14...
There and back again
We expect this week’s GDP figures to show a more ‘normal’ pace of growth over the...
NZ Q1 GDP and BoP preview – There and back again
We estimate that GDP rose by 0.8% in the March quarter, after a 0.4% rise in...
Fortnightly Agri Update
The GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auction has continued to rally and lift the spirits of...