Preview of RBNZ August 2022 Monetary Policy Statement

We expect the Reserve Bank to raise the Official Cash Rate by another 50 basis…

11 Aug 2022 Economic data and RBNZ

Running to stand still

The latest labour market surveys were something of a mixed bag, with flat…

08 Aug 2022 Weekly Commentary

NZ Q2 2022 labour market review and change of OCR forecast

The New Zealand labour market remains extremely tight. While the…

03 Aug 2022 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Dairy Update

Dairy auction prices slid further overnight. Global dairy demand has clearly…

03 Aug 2022 Agri

Double crunch

The New Zealand economy is being double crunched by rising interest rates and…

01 Aug 2022 Weekly Commentary

An NZ primer on foot-and-mouth disease

A foot-and-mouth outbreak in Indonesia has raised concerns of an outbreak…

29 Jul 2022 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ labour market preview, Q2 2022

We expect the unemployment rate to dip further to 3.1% in the June quarter…

28 Jul 2022 Economic data and RBNZ

Meat Matters

Improved meat processing capacity, falling shipping costs and the weak New Zealand…

26 Jul 2022 Agri

How fast? How furious?

There’s been no let-up in the intense price pressures that have been buffeting…

25 Jul 2022 Weekly Commentary

NZ Dairy Update

Dairy auction prices slid overnight. Previously resilient global demand is…

20 Jul 2022 Agri

The monetary policy hat-trick

Last week the RBNZ delivered a third consecutive 50bp hike in the Official Cash…

18 Jul 2022 Weekly Commentary

NZ CPI preview, Q2 2022

We expect the upcoming Consumers Price Index will show that New Zealand…

14 Jul 2022 Economic data and RBNZ