Economic Overview: The Great Houdini

Like some kind of Houdini, New Zealand appears to have escaped from the...

04 Nov 2014 Economic Overview

Going nowhere fast

As expected, the RBNZ left rates on hold last week and struck a more dovish tone...

03 Nov 2014 Weekly Commentary

RBNZ October 2014 OCR Review

The RBNZ’s hiking bias has been watered down, but not eliminated. Today’s...

30 Oct 2014 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ labour market preview, Q3 2014

Employment growth is expected to have remained firm through the September...

29 Oct 2014 Economic data and RBNZ

Back to square one

Last week’s Consumer Price Index showed that inflation fell to 1.0% in the year to...

28 Oct 2014 Weekly Commentary

RBNZ October 2014 OCR Preview

In September, the RBNZ said it would wait and watch inflation. Inflation has fallen to...

23 Oct 2014 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Consumer Price Index review, Q3 2014

The Consumer Price Index rose 0.3% in the September quarter, taking annual...

23 Oct 2014 Economic data and RBNZ

Peaked oil

Over the past few weeks financial markets have been jittery and volatile...

20 Oct 2014 Weekly Commentary

NZ Consumer Price Index preview, Q3 2014

We expect a subdued 0.4% rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the...

16 Oct 2014 Economic data and RBNZ

Fortnightly Agri Update

Last night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction provided a small trace of relief for...

16 Oct 2014 Agri

Keep on keepin’ on

Last week’s releases completed the suite of confidence surveys for the latest...

13 Oct 2014 Weekly Commentary

Home Truths

This month Home Truths presents a fresh perspective on the housing market...

13 Oct 2014 Housing