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RBNZ July 2025 Monetary Policy Review
As widely expected, the RBNZ left the OCR at 3.25%. No vote was required…
Time for a cup of tea
The RBNZ will likely leave the OCR unchanged at this week’s meeting and take…
Preview of RBNZ July 2025 Monetary Policy Review
We expect the RBNZ to leave the OCR unchanged at its July meeting…
Market biding time as next RBNZ meeting draws nearer
Over the past week New Zealand’s financial markets have continued to be…
Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence
The Westpac-McDermott Miller Employment Confidence Index rose by 0.5 points…
Watching, worrying and waiting.
We are in an environment of better, albeit still bumpy, growth and rising…
Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence
It’s been a bumpy and uncertain few months. And against that backdrop…
Growth here and there, but not quite everywhere.
Thursday’s GDP report is expected to show some green shoots taking hold...
NZ GDP preview, Q1 2025
We expect a 0.7% rise in GDP for the March quarter, following a similar rise…
Back to data watching
Following the previous week’s eventful RBNZ meeting and associated…
Industry Insight: Building resilience in the food and fibre sector
The food and fibre sector is an important driver of economic activity in New Zealand…
NZ Agri Bites
Amidst only a modest lift in global supply, our forecast for the 2025/26 season…