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When Covid-19 first broke out in New Zealand, we predicted a 7% decline...

14 Sep 2020 Housing

This week’s GDP figures will reveal just how big of a blow Covid-19 dealt...

14 Sep 2020 Weekly Commentary

We expect an 11.5% drop in GDP for the June quarter. The Alert Level 4 lockdown...

11 Sep 2020 Economic data and RBNZ

Households are racking up less debt as their incomes take a severe hit due to Covid-19...

08 Sep 2020 Research papers

Our Australian cousins provided us with a useful benchmark last week with...

07 Sep 2020 Weekly Commentary

Dairy auction prices fell for the third successive auction overnight. We note that...

02 Sep 2020 Agri

New Zealand is into its third week of heightened Covid Alert status...

31 Aug 2020 Weekly Commentary

A stark divergence has opened up across economies in the wake of Covid-19...

27 Aug 2020 Agri

The Reserve Bank continues to favour a negative Official Cash Rate as the next...

24 Aug 2020 Weekly Commentary

Dairy auction prices fell modestly overnight. The recent Covid-19 resurgence across...

19 Aug 2020 Agri

Health authorities have learned a lot about Covid-19, such as the value of wearing...

19 Aug 2020 Economic Overview

COVID has returned and with it lockdown, although with regional variation this time...

17 Aug 2020 Weekly Commentary