RBNZ OCR preview July 2015

New Zealand’s economic situation has changed rapidly. We now expect the OCR...

21 Jul 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

How low can you go?

The challenges facing the New Zealand economy have continued to mount...

20 Jul 2015 Weekly Commentary

Peak or plateau?

Reconstruction activity in Canterbury is now well advanced. We expect that...

17 Jul 2015 Research papers

NZ Consumer Price Index review, Q2 2015

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

16 Jul 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

World dairy prices fell heavily in last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction...

16 Jul 2015 Agri

Stormy weather

Local developments largely took a back seat last week to the unfolding dramas of...

13 Jul 2015 Weekly Commentary

NZ Consumer Price Index preview, Q2 2015

We estimate that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.7% in the June quarter...

10 Jul 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Local Knowledge

Sentiment on the New Zealand economy seems to have turned awfully gloomy...

07 Jul 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

The clouds darken

With global dairy prices still under pressure, mounting signs that the Canterbury...

06 Jul 2015 Weekly Commentary

Fortnightly Agri Update

Dairy prices fell another 5.9% in last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction, taking the...

02 Jul 2015 Agri

Clouds on the horizon?

A significant concern for the economic outlook is whether the strength in...

29 Jun 2015 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence

New Zealanders have become less confident about the health of the labour market...

29 Jun 2015 Confidence surveys