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NZ CPI review, Q3 2024
Consumer prices rose by 0.6% in the September quarter…
The wait is over
Going into the October RBNZ policy review, the only question was the…
NZ CPI preview, Q3 2024
We estimate that New Zealand consumer prices rose by 0.7%...
RBNZ October 2024 Monetary Policy Review
Today the RBNZ cut the OCR by 50bps to 4.75%, meeting Westpac…
Regional Roundup
Economic conditions have remained chilly right across the country…
What are you waiting for?
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…