Economic reports archive.
NZ Labour Party monetary policy proposals
Labour proposes widening the RBNZ’s mandate to include external balances...
Variations on a theme
Last week the Reserve Bank increased the OCR a second time to 3.00%...
April 2014 OCR Review
As expected the RBNZ hiked the OCR from 2.75% to 3.00%. The commentary was a...
Easter, but no surprise
Heading into the countdown to the RBNZ’s OCR Review, last week delivered a...
RBNZ OCR Review, April 2014
We expect the Reserve Bank will increase the OCR to 3% when it reviews the...
NZ Consumer Price Index review, Q1 2014
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.3% in the March quarter, falling short of...
Fortnightly Agri Update
Around the country those in the wine industry are starting to feel a bit more...
Humming along
New Zealand’s powerful economic upswing appears to have rumbled on through the...
Home Truths
Judging by turnover, it is clear that the housing market is still in torpor...
NZ Consumer Price Index preview, Q1 2014
We expect a 0.4% rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the March quarter...
NZ Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion, Q1 2014
The March Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion showed that firms remain at their...
Don’t cry over slipped milk
A steep fall in world dairy prices at auction last week sparked a flurry...