Economic reports archive.
Converting milk flow to cash flow
Timing of dairy cash flows will be important for general economy performance...
Finance company stakeout
New Zealand finance companies have felt the chill of the global credit...
When greed turns to fear
Sub-prime losses will pop up in strange places, but it’s gone far...
You can’t always get what you want
New Zealand is enjoying a truly huge commodity price boom...
Westpac submission to the Inquiry into the future monetary policy framework
Westpac fully endorses the current monetary policy framework...
Creaming it
Both NZ and Australia have been enjoying booming commodity prices...
House values: shifting foundations
High interest rates expected to slow housing market...
Monetary policy: would you like fries with that?
The Official Cash Rate has been very effective at slowing an overheated...
Bubble, Schmubble
Current house prices are justified by the fundamentals...
Rent apart
High house prices and subdued rents have pushed rental yields to historic lows...
Household debt: Why it has soared
Since 1991, household debt has risen from 60% to 180% of disposable income...
Taxing times (and mortgages)
NZ’s Finance Minister has floated the idea of a variable mortgage levy...