NZ Terms of Trade, Q2 2014

The terms of trade rose by 0.3% in the June quarter, against expectations for a decline...

01 Sep 2014 Economic data and RBNZ

Bits and bobs

The early part of last week was dominated by news from offshore. At a major central...

01 Sep 2014 Weekly Commentary

Overcooked

The events of the last week reinforced the message that conditions for the...

25 Aug 2014 Weekly Commentary

Fortnightly Agri Update

Dairy prices showed signs of stabilisation in last night’s GDT auction. The headline...

20 Aug 2014 Agri

Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update Review

Treasury’s latest update of its fiscal and economic forecasts contained few...

19 Aug 2014 Economic data and RBNZ

Taking a breather

Last week we released our latest Quarterly Economic Outlook. If you haven’t seen...

18 Aug 2014 Weekly Commentary

NZ Retail sales review, Q2 2014

Retail sales picked up the pace again in the June quarter, rising 1.2%. The rebound was...

14 Aug 2014 Economic data and RBNZ

Home Truths

This month Home Truths recaps why we expect the housing market to stage a brief...

14 Aug 2014 Housing

Economic Overview: Taking a breather

Over the past few months just about everything relevant to the New Zealand...

12 Aug 2014 Economic Overview

Past the sweet spot

Last week’s labour market data raised fresh doubts about the economy’s capacity...

11 Aug 2014 Weekly Commentary

NZ Local Knowledge

The balance of our indicators was a touch stronger in June compared to May...

06 Aug 2014 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ labour market review, Q2 2014

The unemployment rate fell from 5.9% to 5.6% in the June quarter, its lowest in over...

06 Aug 2014 Economic data and RBNZ