A stitch in time

The Reserve Bank has stepped up the pace in its fight against inflation, raising the…

19 Apr 2022 Weekly Commentary

NZ CPI preview, Q1 2022

Price pressures are bubbling over in every corner of the New Zealand economy…

14 Apr 2022 Economic data and RBNZ

Review of RBNZ Monetary Policy Review, April 2022

The Reserve Bank increased the Official Cash Rate by 50 basis points to 1.50%...

13 Apr 2022 Economic data and RBNZ

This commodity price cycle is different

This New Zealand commodity price cycle is different. Indeed, this price cycle is shaping…

11 Apr 2022 Weekly Commentary

Preview of RBNZ Monetary Policy Review, April 2022

We expect the Reserve Bank to raise the Official Cash Rate by another 25 basis…

08 Apr 2022 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Dairy Update

This milk price cycle is different. Indeed, this cycle is shaping up as more…

06 Apr 2022 Agri

Monthly Meat Matters

The very tricky patch is set to continue in the short term as farmers and meat…

05 Apr 2022 Agri

Businesses buffeted by rising costs and staff shortages

It’s been a rocky few months for many New Zealand businesses, and confidence about…

04 Apr 2022 Weekly Commentary

Strange days

Our latest household confidence surveys found that New Zealanders are increasingly…

28 Mar 2022 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence

Regional economic confidence has plunged over the March quarter as...

25 Mar 2022 Confidence surveys

Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence

The Employment Confidence Index rose 6.6 points to 113.5 in March, taking it...

24 Mar 2022 Confidence surveys

Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence

Consumer confidence has continued to tumble in recent months and is…

22 Mar 2022 Confidence surveys