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Economic reports archive.
Can Goldilocks hold the bears at bay?
The New Zealand economy is flirting with recession. Notably, in its most recent policy…
The long and bumpy road to balance
Last week I had the opportunity to spend time talking with customers around the…
Milk price forecast update
The short-term outlook for global dairy prices is weak and the timing for any price…
New Zealand Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Update (PREFU) 2023 preview
The Treasury will publish the Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Update (PREFU) on…
The great rebalancing – what it means for you or your business
In the last couple of weeks both Westpac and the RBNZ provided an update on how…
Review of RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement August 2023
OCR remained at 5.5% as Westpac and the market had expected…
NZ Dairy Update
Global dairy prices plunged overnight. Whole milk powder prices are now at…
Steady as she goes!
Last week we released our quarterly Economic Overview. The key theme was…
Economic Overview: The great rebalancing?
Several imbalances are clearly evident in the New Zealand economy. Most fundamentally…
Preview of RBNZ August 2023 Monetary Policy Statement
The RBNZ will keep the OCR at 5.5% and retain its baseline forecast…
Labour market update
Migrant inflows and increasing participation have driven labour force growth…
Rate hike delayed not cancelled
We continue to see the RBNZ raising the cash rate to 5.75%, but now expect…