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RBNZ turns 180 degrees from May
The RBNZ surprised us by cutting the OCR 25bps at the August MPS…
Review of RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement, August 2024
The RBNZ cut the OCR to 5.25% at its August meeting by unanimous decision…
Westpac RBNZ Client Pulse Survey
Markets see a significant dovish tilt from the RBNZ this week...
Nearing the finish line - but not quite there yet
Our latest Economic Overview shows that New Zealand’s marathon journey back towards low and stable inflation is finally nearing its end...
Preview of RBNZ August 2024 Monetary Policy Statement
We expect the RBNZ to leave the OCR at 5.5% but downgrade its forecasts…
Economic Overview: Nearing the finish line
For almost two years the economy has been in a "rolling maul” recession…
Change of OCR call
The OCR is expected to be cut to 5.25% in the RBNZ’s October meeting...
Earlier OCR cuts coming
Westpac’s new economic forecasts, which will be released tomorrow with our latest economic overview, include significant downward revisions in the growth and inflation outlook...
NZ labour market preview, Q2 2024
We estimate that the unemployment rate rose from 4.3% to 4.7%...
Trade update
Following the excitement created over the previous fortnight by the RBNZ policy review and CPI release, last week was quiet...
RBNZ to deliver some pre-Christmas cheer in November
We have brought our forecast for Official Cash Rate reductions from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand forward by a few months...
Change of OCR call
Today’s CPI showed some welcome reduction in headline inflation…