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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…
NZ Agri Bites
Amidst only a modest lift in global supply, our forecast for the 2025/26 season…
RBNZ slowing its roll
As was widely expected and fully priced by the market, the RBNZ announced…
Cotality-Westpac NZ First Home Buyer Report, May 2025
Our inaugural Cotality-Westpac NZ First Home Buyer Report takes a closer look...
Review of RBNZ May 2025 Monetary Policy Statement
As widely expected and priced, today the RBNZ reduced the OCR by a further…
Westpac New Zealand RBNZ pulse client survey
There is a near-consensus that the RBNZ will cut the OCR by 25bps this week...