Economic reports archive.
Credit rating primer, September 2024
New Zealand is one of the world’s most highly rated sovereigns…
Rolling maul, but not rolling over
Thursday’s GDP report is likely to show a continuation of the…
NZ GDP preview, Q2 2024
We expect a 0.4% fall in GDP for the June 2024 quarter, continuing…
Better times ahead for the dairy sector
Last week was a quiet one for data and events in New Zealand, leaving…
NZ Agri Update
We have revised up our farmgate milk price forecast for this season...
Bounce-back watch
Financial conditions have eased significantly in the last two months…
Trans-Tasman economic comparisons
The diverging trends in economic activity in New Zealand and Australia…
Back to data watching
The RBNZ is open to accelerating the pace of rate cuts, depending on the data…
Agriculture Monthly Roundup, August 2024
Welcome to our new monthly report on the agricultural sector…
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...