March 2015 Monetary Policy Statement preview

The RBNZ is expected to keep the OCR on hold next week, and the accompanying...

05 Mar 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ building activity survey, Q4 2014

Building work put in place rose 0.3% in the December quarter, capping off a 17%...

04 Mar 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

The dry conditions over much of New Zealand will have a significant impact...

04 Mar 2015 Agri

NZ Terms of Trade, Q4 2014

The terms of trade fell by 1.9% in the December quarter, in line with our forecast...

02 Mar 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

A tight squeeze

While second-tier for markets, last week’s local economic news further...

02 Mar 2015 Weekly Commentary

Dry run

The undertone of last week’s data was that the New Zealand economy remains...

23 Feb 2015 Weekly Commentary

Fortnightly Agri Update

Dairy prices rose another 10% in last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction, including...

18 Feb 2015 Agri

NZ retail trade, Q4 2014

Real retail sales accelerated further in the December quarter, rising 1.7%...

16 Feb 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

A plus and a minus

In recent weeks we have variously discussed the impact on the economy of plunging...

16 Feb 2015 Weekly Commentary

Home Truths

Housing market activity positively surged after last year’s election had passed...

13 Feb 2015 Housing

NZ Local Knowledge

The balance of activity indicators remained strong through November and December...

11 Feb 2015 Economic data and RBNZ

Economic Overview: The good oil

As we developed this Economic Overview, two powerful themes pervaded our...

10 Feb 2015 Economic Overview