More of the same

With economic activity continuing to contract, questions are swirling…

23 Sep 2024 Weekly Commentary

NZ GDP review, Q2 2024

The New Zealand economy remains in a drawn-out slowdown…

19 Sep 2024 Economic data and RBNZ

Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence

The Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence Index rose 9 points…

18 Sep 2024 Confidence surveys

Credit rating primer, September 2024

New Zealand is one of the world’s most highly rated sovereigns…

18 Sep 2024 Economic data and RBNZ

Rolling maul, but not rolling over

Thursday’s GDP report is likely to show a continuation of the…

16 Sep 2024 Weekly Commentary

NZ GDP preview, Q2 2024

We expect a 0.4% fall in GDP for the June 2024 quarter, continuing…

11 Sep 2024 Economic data and RBNZ

Better times ahead for the dairy sector

Last week was a quiet one for data and events in New Zealand, leaving…

09 Sep 2024 Weekly Commentary

NZ Agri Update

We have revised up our farmgate milk price forecast for this season...

04 Sep 2024 Agri

Bounce-back watch

Financial conditions have eased significantly in the last two months…

02 Sep 2024 Weekly Commentary

Trans-Tasman economic comparisons

The diverging trends in economic activity in New Zealand and Australia…

27 Aug 2024 Research papers

Back to data watching

The RBNZ is open to accelerating the pace of rate cuts, depending on the data…

26 Aug 2024 Weekly Commentary

Agriculture Monthly Roundup, August 2024

Welcome to our new monthly report on the agricultural sector…

21 Aug 2024 Agri