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Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence
We’re into the holiday season and the pessimism that’s been widespread…
Half-Year Economic and Fiscal Update and Budget Policy Statement 2024
The HYEFU revealed a significantly weaker fiscal outlook than portrayed in Budget 2024…
Step into Christmas
December is starting to resemble an advent calendar for economists…
NZ GDP preview, Q3 2024
We expect a 0.4% fall in GDP for the September 2024 quarter, continuing the…
Westpac’s GDP tracker for New Zealand
This paper introduces our model for producing updated GDP forecasts in...
NZ Agri Bites
Dairy prices are leading the charge. We have raised our farmgate milk…
Preview of Half-Year Economic and Fiscal Update and Budget Policy Statement
On 17 December the Government will provide an update on the state…
Commercial property in focus
Since peaking in 2021, the value of commercial property assets in New Zealand…
Frontloading
The RBNZ cut the OCR by 50bps in November to 4.25%, as was widely…
Review of RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement, November 2024
The RBNZ cut the OCR by 50bps to 4.25% at its final policy…
Chief Economist travel notes UK and Europe, Nov 2024
I travelled to have discussions with key foreign clients from…
Westpac RBNZ Pulse Client Survey
There is a strong view among our customers towards a…