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Comparing economic conditions in New Zealand and Australia
When we last peeked over the Tasman in late 2024, the Australian economy was enjoying…
There’s more where that came from.
As we had expected, the RBNZ cut the Official Cash Rate 25bps to 3.00% at its August…
Change of OCR call and RBNZ August 2025 Monetary Policy Statement
The RBNZ reduced the OCR by 25bps to 3.00% as expected. But the forward guidance…
Powering New Zealand: The economic case for solar
New Zealand will need to dramatically upscale its electricity generation capacity…
Are we there yet?
Last week we published our latest Economic Overview. The report was titled...
Preview of RBNZ August 2025 Monetary Policy Statement
We expect the RBNZ to cut the OCR by 25bp to 3%. We don’t expect a significant...
Labour market remains soft, but no surprises.
The June quarter labour market surveys showed that conditions remain tough…
Hawks, doves, and kiwis
The winter of discontent has descended on the New Zealand economy…
Key labour market reports loom
For the most part Kiwi financial markets remained subdued last week…
NZ Agri Bites
Our farmgate milk payout forecast of $10.00/kg season assumes dairy…
NZ labour market preview, Q2 2025
We expect the unemployment rate to rise from 5.1% to 5.3% for the…
Inflation’s contained, but not soft.
Inflation in New Zealand is pushing higher again and will threaten the top…