United States fiscal folly

US lawmakers have agreed on a package of fiscal reforms as part of the deal...

04 Aug 2011 Research papers

Retail Outlook: Swimming against the tide

New Zealand’s economy has been gaining momentum, supported by high commodity...

01 Aug 2011 Research papers

Economic Overview

Welcome to Westpac’s quarterly Economic Overview...

25 Jul 2011 Economic Overview

Disasters in history

The 22 February Christchurch earthquake will play a part in shaping New Zealand’s...

08 Jul 2011 Research papers

A matter of exchange

A view has been gaining ground in policy circles that low savings have...

24 Jun 2011 Research papers

The plywood for the trees

The forestry sector is one of New Zealand’s key primary industries...

10 Jun 2011 Research papers

Agribiz: The plywood for the trees

In this quarter’s Agribiz we thought we’d take a closer look at one of New Zealand’s...

01 Jun 2011 Research papers, Agri

Retail Outlook: Green shoots among the rubble

February’s devastating earthquake severely disrupted retail activity in the Canterbury...

02 May 2011 Research papers

Economic Overview

The February 22 Christchurch earthquake has rewritten New Zealand’s economic...

25 Apr 2011 Economic Overview

Shape of things to come

Christchurch’s tragic earthquake on February 22 wrought a terrible human toll...

07 Mar 2011 Research papers

Agribiz: A balancing act

Prices for NZ commodity exports have reached all-time highs...

01 Mar 2011 Research papers, Agri

Economic Overview

The economy performed poorly during the middle of 2010...

31 Jan 2011 Economic Overview