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Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence
The Employment Confidence Index rose 4.4 points to 103.9 in June, taking it slightly…
Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence
Household confidence is on the rise, underpinned by a strengthening in broader…
Change of OCR call
We now expect the Reserve Bank to start increasing the OCR from August 2022...
Putting it on the house
The GDP figures for the March quarter surprised everyone to the upside, with a...
Regional Roundup
New Zealand’s recovery is gaining traction and we expect it will continue to...
NZ GDP review, Q1 2021
GDP rose by 1.6% in the March quarter, following a 1% loss in December...
Home Truths
We’ve been forecasting house prices to flatten off this year, as a result of the changes...
NZ Dairy Update
Dairy prices fell overnight for the fifth consecutive auction. The price falls reflect the…
Monthly Meat Matters
Drought has led slaughter levels higher this season, which in turn has kept...
Growing pains
New Zealand’s recovery has been gaining traction with a continued firming in...
NZ GDP and current account preview, Q1 2021
We expect a 0.6% rise in GDP for the March quarter, after a 1.0% drop...
On the up and up
The most recent batch of economic indicators have generally been on the...