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Last week’s news continued to reflect the theme of an economy that is dealing with the impact of...

01 Jul 2024 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence

Employment confidence fell by 13 points to 91.4 in the June quarter…

25 Jun 2024 Confidence surveys

Housing market in hibernation

Since August 2023 we have had a relatively positive view of the house price cycle...

25 Jun 2024 Economic data and RBNZ

Activity off the boil while inflation simmers

The latest GDP figures revealed that economic growth in the early part…

24 Jun 2024 Weekly Commentary

NZ GDP review, Q1 2024

Today’s GDP figures confirmed that the New Zealand economy remains in a flat patch...

20 Jun 2024 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Dairy Update

This week’s dairy auction was more mixed than others recently...

19 Jun 2024 Agri

Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence

The Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence Index fell 11 points…

18 Jun 2024 Confidence surveys

Bumping along the bottom

Data last week confirmed that the New Zealand economy continues…

17 Jun 2024 Weekly Commentary

NZ GDP preview, Q1 2024

We expect a 0.2% fall in GDP for the March 2024 quarter. This would be…

10 Jun 2024 Economic data and RBNZ

Spotlighting agriculture

One of the key events last week was the Global Dairy Trade auction…

10 Jun 2024 Weekly Commentary

NZ Dairy Update

Dairy prices rose a further 1.7% in today’s auction, with modest gains...

05 Jun 2024 Agri

Budget 2024 confirms bumpy road back to surplus

The focus in New Zealand last week was the release of Budget 2024…

04 Jun 2024 Weekly Commentary