Eco-Pulse: Less peak, more plateau 7 MIN QSBO business survey underlines labour market shift Reinforcing our view OCR doesn’t need ... By Mike Jones BNZ Chief Economist 9 Oct 2023
Eco-Pulse: Interest rates widening housing cost relativities 5 MIN Both rental and house price inflation lift further Rent vs. buy comparisons tricky to get... By Mike Jones BNZ Chief Economist 18 Sep 2023
Eco-Pulse: Expected housing affordability improvement flattened 5 MIN Our housing affordability index is projected to drift roughly sideways from here, as expectat... By Mike Jones BNZ Chief Economist 5 Sep 2023
Eco-Pulse: Clouds gather 7 MIN Economic downturn broadening As cracks appear in previously sturdy sectors GDP double... By Mike Jones BNZ Chief Economist 22 Aug 2023
Eco-Pulse: Crosswinds 7 MIN Labour market pressure release underway Joining the broader disinflationary creep As ec... By Mike Jones BNZ Chief Economist 8 Aug 2023
Eco-pulse: Upswing in rents has further to run 8 MIN Rising population growth set against tight supply suggests the acceleration in rents has furt... By Mike Jones BNZ Chief Economist 24 Jul 2023
Eco-Pulse: The Waiting is the Hardest Part 7 MIN Economy in a sideways crawl China wobbles underscore cautious export outlook But inflat... By Mike Jones BNZ Chief Economist 27 Jun 2023
Property Pulse: Moving on…. up 9 MIN The mid-year end to the house price correction we’ve been talking about appears to be upon us... By Mike Jones BNZ Chief Economist 7 Jun 2023
Eco-Pulse: Six takeaways from the Budget & Reserve Bank meetings 6 MIN OCR hits the peak Despite a more expansionary Budget Past hikes still to work their way... By Mike Jones BNZ Chief Economist 26 May 2023
Eco-Pulse: The economy in (nine) pictures 5 MIN A lop-sided economic slowdown With plenty of policy tightening still in the pipeline In... By Mike Jones BNZ Chief Economist 12 May 2023