The New Zealand economy is currently facing a period of ongoing weakness, marked by contracting g...
19 Feb 2025
In recent years, I’ve seen a growth in the demand for private capital investment in emerging busi...
17 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
We tour the economy’s four most interest rate-sensitive sectors for signs of a rate cut response
Impact to date more one of stabilisation than elevation
Perh...
12 Dec 2024
Did you know the Government contributes up to $521.43 each year to eligible KiwiSaver accounts? ...
5 Dec 2024
Inflation has returned to the 1-3% target band in New Zealand, giving the Reserve Bank (RBNZ) som...
19 Nov 2024
Slowdown from last year’s record population growth felt across most regions
More to come, ...
12 Nov 2024
8 MIN
Economy still scraping along the bottom
Inflation at target and likely to stay there
House price expectations unchanged; we see a flat 2024 ahead of a 7% lif...
22 Oct 2024