Breaking away from the pack - RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement preview, August 2021

We expect the Reserve Bank to lift the Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points to...

13 Aug 2021 Economic data and RBNZ

Too hot to hold

With unemployment dropping back to its pre-Covid lows and wage growth accelerating…

09 Aug 2021 Weekly Commentary

NZ labour market review, Q2 2021

The unemployment rate fell to 4.0% in the June quarter, returning to its pre-Covid…

04 Aug 2021 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Dairy Update

Dairy prices fell overnight for the eighth consecutive auction…

04 Aug 2021 Agri

Delta force

The continuing spread of the Delta variant globally and related popping of the travel…

02 Aug 2021 Weekly Commentary

NZ labour market preview, Q2 2021

We expect the June quarter unemployment rate to fall to 4.4%...

29 Jul 2021 Economic data and RBNZ

It’s freedom Jim, but not as we know it

The world remains locked in a race between vaccines and variants. Parts of the world...

26 Jul 2021 Weekly Commentary

NZ Dairy Update

Dairy auction prices dipped overnight. The overnight price drop follows…

21 Jul 2021 Agri

Stand by for action

We now expect the Reserve Bank to increase the OCR at its 18 August…

19 Jul 2021 Weekly Commentary

NZ CPI review, Q2 2021 and OCR forecast update

We expect that the RBNZ will increase the cash rate by 0.25 ppts at the time…

16 Jul 2021 Economic data and RBNZ

Home Truths

The housing market remained strong in June, though it’s not running…

15 Jul 2021 Housing

Stand by for action - RBNZ Monetary Policy Review, July 2021

We now think that the Reserve Bank will start increasing the OCR at the August...

14 Jul 2021 Economic data and RBNZ