NZIER Consensus Forecasts show a mixed growth outlook amidst higher inflation
Source: New Zealand Institute of Economic Research
21 March 2022
The latest NZIER Consensus Forecasts show an upward revision to the near-term growth outlook for the New Zealand...
Fast-forwarding technology to address climate change – NZIER Insight 100
Source: New Zealand Institute of Economic Research
03 March 2022
New Zealand has a productivity problem, and now it is also a climate problem. For decades,...
Accelerating Omicron COVID-19 outbreak presents challenges to New Zealand recovery – Quarterly Predictions, March...
Source: New Zealand Institute of Economic Research
01 March 2022
The acceleration in the number of COVID-19 cases across New Zealand will weigh on the economic...
Shadow Board calls for substantial tightening over the coming year
Source: New Zealand Institute of Economic Research
21 February 2022
The Shadow Board is calling for a sharp increase in the official cash rate (OCR) over...
NZIER’s QSBO shows weaker demand and confidence – QQuarterly Survey of Business Opinion, January...
Source: New Zealand Institute of Economic Research
18 January 2022
The latest NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion (QSBO) shows business confidence and demand fell as...
The emergence of a new COVID-19 variant indicates rockier recovery ahead – Quarterly Predictions,...
Source: New Zealand Institute of Economic Research
30 November 2021
The recent emergence of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron highlights just how quickly conditions can change....
Intense inflation pressures drive calls for higher interest rates
Source: New Zealand Institute of Economic Research
22 November 2021
The Shadow Board is overwhelmingly calling for a tightening in monetary policy, primarily through higher interest...
Declining maths scores is a problem for the New Zealand economy
Source: New Zealand Institute of Economic Research
16 November 2021
With statistics on COVID-19 infection and vaccination rates reported, interrogated and twisted every day, a basic...
The trade implications of Mr Biden for New Zealand – NZIER Insight 97
Source: New Zealand Institute of Economic Research
09 November 2021
The United States has structured world trade over the past 70 years in a way that...
The tale of Goldilocks and the three fears (about the minimum wage) – NZIER...
Source: New Zealand Institute of Economic Research
06 October 2021
There are three main fears about the minimum wage in New Zealand: that the rate is...
NZIER’s QSBO shows knock to confidence despite demand holding up – Quarterly Survey of...
Source: New Zealand Institute of Economic Research
05 October 2021
The latest NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion (QSBO) shows a weakening in business confidence in the September...
Lockdown divides Shadow Board’s views on tightening
Source: New Zealand Institute of Economic Research
04 October 2021
The Shadow Board has become divided over its views on what should happen with monetary policy...
