Labour market imbalance widens
Squeeze on real wage growth not (quite) done
Adds to retail headwinds
Or maybe consumers saw it coming?
More help from ...
8 Aug 2025
6 MIN
Indicators partially correct May’s stumble
But sense of the recovery failing to launch remains, pushing back timing of labour market recovery
Sluggish proper...
28 Jul 2025
5 MIN
A mid-year wobble
But businesses keeping the faith
No respite for retail, while dust settling on construction downtrend
A nuanced inflation outlook
RBN...
3 Jul 2025
9 MIN
Concerns about wobbly economic demand reappear
Stirring these into the mix with already heightened housing supply suggests the slow pace of house price gains wi...
24 Jun 2025
I have yet to meet an ambitious New Zealand business owner who has not considered Private Capital investment. While most know that this form of funding usually comes p...
17 Jun 2025
Staying steady through market ups and downs
When investment markets experience ups and downs (al...
16 Jun 2025
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
When economic uncertainty looms, what’s your first instinct as a business owner? If it’s to slash...
15 May 2025
3 MIN Global financial markets have been on a wild ride so far in 2025, as investors grapple with uncer...
13 May 2025