3+ hour, 50+ min ago  (282+ words) Things you should know" This information, unless specifically indicated otherwise, is under copyright of the Westpac Group. None of the material, nor its contents, nor any copy of it, may be altered in any way, transmitted to, copied of distributed…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago  (305+ words) The level of job vacancies rose between November and February, up 8.9k (2.7%) to 338k, remaining at levels comparable to the past year. Things you should know" This information, unless specifically indicated otherwise, is under copyright of the Westpac Group. None of the…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (322+ words) A two-minute video update on the New Zealand economy and markets from Chief Economist Kelly Eckhold. We are starting to get the first tangible data on the impact of the Iran war on the economy - and it isn't pretty. Things…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago  (344+ words) Governor Breman's recent speech suggests the OCR will remain at 2.25% next week. The RBNZ will repeat that it is prepared to look through the first-round impact of the oil shock while remaining vigilant for signs of second-round impacts on pricing…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (316+ words) We now expect RBA to hike in June and August as well as May, given the longer Middle East conflict and early signs of strong second-round pass-through from fuel to other prices. Things you should know" This information, unless specifically…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (873+ words) The Australian dollar finally breached the key 0.68900.6900 support area late last week. While downside momentum has not yet accelerated meaningfully through this level, the currency is trading heavy, broadly in line with risk assets. The Australian dollar initially absorbed the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (382+ words) Monday re-issue edition: analysis and forecasts for this week's key releases. Read the full report'Australia and NZ Weekly' (PDF 995KB) In this week's edition: Economic Insight: The epic blunder of fighting the last war. The Week That Was: A fork in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (345+ words) A two-minute video update on the New Zealand economy and markets from Chief Economist Kelly Eckhold. We have had another cut at estimating the impact of the Iran war on NZ. It's an unpleasant combination of weaker growth, higher unemployment,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (317+ words) Employment confidence rose by 1.8 points to 95.6 in the March quarter, adding to signs that New Zealand's labour market was stabilising ahead of the Iran conflict. Pdf File Read full report here (PDF 1MB) Things you should know" This information, unless specifically…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (557+ words) In a speech released this morning, Governor Breman emphasized that the RBNZ would be focused on medium-term inflation pressures, and that for now there's little evidence these have lifted to suggest a need for near-term OCR hikes. The duration of…...