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Weekly Commentary.

Weekly summary of the evolving economic and financial market outlook.

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1 March 2021 22 February 2021 15 February 2021

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Economic Overview.

Quarterly update and forecasts for the New Zealand and international economy.

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One swallow does not a summer make - February 2021 Unintended consequences - November 2020 Rolling with the Covid punches - August 2020

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Economic data.

Previews and reviews of important economic events and data.

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NZ Dairy Update - 3 Mar 2021 NZ Home Truths - 3 Mar 2021 It’s on the house – Changes to the RBNZ's remits - 25 Feb 2021 RBNZ MPS review - 24 Feb 2021 Monthly Meat Matters - 19 Feb 2021 RBNZ MPS preview - 17 Feb 2021 NZ Dairy Update - 17 Feb 2021 NZ labour market review, Q4 2020 - 3 Feb 2021 NZ Dairy Update - 3 Feb 2021 NZ labour market preview, Q4 2020 - 29 Jan 2021 NZ CPI review, Q4 2020 - 22 Jan 2021 Update to Westpac's OCR forecast - 21 Jan 2021

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Regional Roundup.

Quarterly focus on the outlook for New Zealand's regions.

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January 2021 June 2020 October 2019

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Research papers.

Industry reports and in-depth research.

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House prices and the RBNZ's Remit - 26 Nov 2020 Industry Insight – The ICT sector - 30 Oct 2020 Explaining the RBNZ’s alternative monetary policy tools - 15 Oct 2020

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Confidence surveys.

Westpac McDermott Miller consumer, employment, and regional economic confidence surveys.

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Consumer confidence Q4 2020 Employment confidence Q4 2020 Regional confidence Q4 2020

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