We lay out an economic FAQ of sorts, and take a stab at some answers
Questions and concern about erratic US trade policy understandably commonplace
As well a...
5 Jun 2025
National housing market overall appears more balanced than oversupplied
Still, rising levels of unsold inventory are a feature of all regions, and particularly ...
22 May 2025
7 MIN
April’s tariff chaos gives way to nervous calm
Trade war impacts on NZ still unclear, but high chance we pull back our 2026 growth forecasts
We still see eno...
7 May 2025
We already harboured concerns about fragile consumer sentiment
Trade war fallout risks making it worse
Our consumer spending forecasts are thus on notice
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8 Apr 2025
9 MIN
The housing market continues to slowly thaw out
That’s in keeping with our views. We continue to expect a modest lift in house prices this year
Risks from he...
25 Mar 2025
7 MIN
Economy continues to slowly right itself
But with a growing risk the investment cycle lags
Labour market showing signs of stabilising
Housing market force...
11 Mar 2025
Population growth undershooting that of dwelling stock
Partly explains rising rental, real...
27 Feb 2025
6 MIN
The ship appears to be turning, slowly
Dairy cash, retail stirrings will help
But conflict between future expectations and current reality remains
Another...
5 Feb 2025
8 MIN
Shifting US interest rate expectations important, but NZIER survey reaffirms NZ is different
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22 Jan 2025
5 MIN
GDP update reveals larger 2024 crunch
Even as more timely data suggest we’re past the worst
Aggressive OCR cuts to continue
Signs housing market oversuppl...
20 Dec 2024