NZ Current Account review, Q2 2013

The current account deficit narrowed to 4.3% of GDP in the year to June...

18 Sep 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

It has been a pretty incredible year so far as prices for New Zealand’s primary exports...

18 Sep 2013 Agri

Sleeping beauty is awake - Tourism sector update

The tourism sector has been in the doldrums for most of the last ten years...

18 Sep 2013 Research papers, Economic data and RBNZ

Shine a light

The Reserve Bank inched one small step closer to hiking the OCR when it delivered...

16 Sep 2013 Weekly Commentary

Home Truths

Judging by this month’s Real Estate Institute data, the housing market is trucking along...

16 Sep 2013 Housing

Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence

Consumer confidence has eased slightly from three months ago...

16 Sep 2013 Confidence surveys

NZ GDP and Current Account preview, Q2 2013

We estimate that GDP fell 0.1% in the June quarter, following a 0.3% rise in...

13 Sep 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

September 2013 Monetary Policy Statement review

The Reserve Bank delivered a clear message today that it is likely to begin an...

12 Sep 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

Taking a back seat

In the July OCR review, the Reserve Bank gave a clear reminder that the next...

09 Sep 2013 Weekly Commentary

September 2013 Monetary Policy Statement preview

The September MPS will likely foreshadow earlier OCR hikes than the June...

05 Sep 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Building Work Q2 2013 Review

Building work put in place fell 0.4% in the June quarter, losing some of the...

04 Sep 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

World milk prices continue to defy gravity. This comes as a genuine surprise...

04 Sep 2013 Agri