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
5 MIN
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
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
5 MIN
Downturn in residential construction not over yet
Challenges from elevated build costs, fa...
26 Sep 2024
Eco news turns less negative
Fundamental downforces lifting, but way ahead still a trudge
Overall, more evidence economy around ‘peak bad’
Interest rates ...
9 Sep 2024
6 MIN
RBNZ kickstarts the easing cycle
Greenlights a slow ‘n’ steady downtrend
Helps the 2025 economic outlook, but near-term growth picture still troubled
With...
16 Aug 2024
Downtrend in interest rates arrives
Average mortgage borrowing terms are shorter than prior to past RBNZ easing cycles
That’s despite the extra upfront cost ...
1 Aug 2024
7 MIN
RBNZ calls time on tightening bias…
…as economic activity indicators crumble
Inflation ...
15 Jul 2024
NZ economic news goes from bad to worse
But forecasts for global growth still being nudged...
25 Jun 2024