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Economic reports archive.
Nearing the finish line - but not quite there yet
Our latest Economic Overview shows that New Zealand’s marathon journey back towards low and stable inflation is finally nearing its end...
Earlier OCR cuts coming
Westpac’s new economic forecasts, which will be released tomorrow with our latest economic overview, include significant downward revisions in the growth and inflation outlook...
Trade update
Following the excitement created over the previous fortnight by the RBNZ policy review and CPI release, last week was quiet...
RBNZ to deliver some pre-Christmas cheer in November
We have brought our forecast for Official Cash Rate reductions from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand forward by a few months...
Easing on the way... but when?
Surprisingly, the RBNZ’s July OCR Review was markedly less hawkish than May. The RBNZ’s growth forecasts seem to have been significantly downgraded...
Keeping it tight
The key event this week in New Zealand will be the RBNZ’s latest policy review, with the decision to be announced at 2pm on Wednesday...
Preview of RBNZ July 2024 Monetary Policy Review
We expect the RBNZ to leave the OCR at 5.5%. We expect a short statement…
Retail Spending Pulse - 3 Jul 2024
Spending on Westpac issued debit and credit cards in the three months to May...
We are at full transmission!
Last week’s news continued to reflect the theme of an economy that is dealing with the impact of...
Housing market in hibernation
Since August 2023 we have had a relatively positive view of the house price cycle...
Activity off the boil while inflation simmers
The latest GDP figures revealed that economic growth in the early part…
NZ GDP review, Q1 2024 - 20 Jun 2024
Today’s GDP figures confirmed that the New Zealand economy remains in a flat patch...