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Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence
Consumer confidence has continued to tumble in recent months and is…
The elephant is still in the room
The New Zealand economy expanded by 3% in the December quarter last year…
NZ GDP review, Q4 2021
GDP rose by 3% in the December quarter, reversing most of the 3.6%...
NZ Dairy Update
Dairy auction prices fell overnight, snapping their run of five consecutive…
Inflating inflation
Already sky-high inflation is expected to push higher, in part due to the Russian-Ukraine conflict…
NZ GDP and BoP preview, Q4 2021
We expect a 3.8% rise in GDP for the December quarter, almost fully reversing...
No end in sight
High inflation is increasingly coming to be seen as a pain point for the New Zealand economy…
NZ Dairy Update
Dairy prices jumped overnight, with cheddar and butter prices setting new…
How is New Zealand exposed to the Russia-Ukraine conflict?
The conflict in the Ukraine will have a significant human cost…
What’s it take to slay the inflation dragon?
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand surprised markets with a hawkish lurch at its first…
Home Truths
There’s now enough evidence to declare that the housing boom has ended…
RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement review, February 2022
The Reserve Bank increased the OCR by a further 25 basis points to 1%...