All on track

The highlight last week was the release of the Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion...

14 Oct 2013 Weekly Commentary

Home Truths

The housing market has been running red hot for most of this year, especially in...

14 Oct 2013 Housing

NZ Consumer Price Index preview, Q3 2013

We expect a 0.9% rise in consumer prices for the September quarter...

11 Oct 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

NZ Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion, Q3 2013

Business sentiment improved further in the September Quarterly Survey...

08 Oct 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

Priced for perfection?

Solid domestic data last week, along with further guidance from the Reserve Bank...

07 Oct 2013 Weekly Commentary

Fortnightly Agri Update

Another fortnight, another round of positive news concerning global prices for...

02 Oct 2013 Agri

Credit Check

Credit growth accelerated in August, with the details reflecting a housing market...

30 Sep 2013 Economic data and RBNZ

Export Gold

We take the opportunity of a quiet data week to review the state of the New Zealand...

30 Sep 2013 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence

New Zealanders’ employment confidence waned slightly in September, after four...

30 Sep 2013 Confidence surveys

On course

The US Fed’s decision to delay ‘tapering’ has sent the NZ dollar back into the...

23 Sep 2013 Weekly Commentary

Westpac McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence

Optimism in Canterbury continues to surge, with the region now the most optimistic...

23 Sep 2013 Confidence surveys

NZ GDP review, Q2 2013

GDP rose by 0.2% in the June 2013 quarter, beating our forecast of a 0.1% decline...

19 Sep 2013 Economic data and RBNZ