by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy The election’s (nearly) over, what next for the economic policy? The 2023 General Election has delivered a change in government, with National and […]
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Economic Week – 18 August
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy (Note: Nick finalised this economic commentary prior to today’s surprise further cut in Fonterra’s forecast farmgate milk price.) OCR unchanged The Reserve Bank […]
Economic Week – August 11
Farm Confidence Survey The results are out from the July 2023 Farm Confidence Survey. They were terrible with a further slump in confidence from January 2023 when it had been […]
Economic Week – 21 July
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy Sticky inflation The annual rate of inflation slipped back to 6.0% in the June 2023 quarter, measured by Statistics NZ’s Consumer Price Index. […]
Economic Week – November 11
by Nick Clark, National Manager, General Policy Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Review The Reserve Bank’s review of its monetary policy decisions for the period 2017-22 has been published, identifying a […]
Economic Week, 30 September
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy Business confidence recovering – but not for farmers ANZ’s September Business Outlook Survey registered another lift in business confidence but it remains negative […]
Economic Week – 16 September
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy GDP surprises on the upside New Zealand’s economy grew by 1.7% in the June 2022 quarter compared to the March 2022 quarter, according […]
On-farm inflation hits 40-year high
Media release: Beef + Lamb New Zealand On-farm inflation is at its highest in almost 40 years, according to Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Economic Service Sheep and Beef On-Farm […]
Economic Week – October 22
Inflation shocker, thief on the loose. This week saw the release of inflation data for the September quarter and it was a shocker. Inflation is an insidious ‘thief in your […]
Economic Week – February 19
by Nick Clark, Federated Farmers Manager General Policy Seven in a row Continued strong demand from China saw dairy prices increase again in this week’s Global Dairy Trade auction. The […]
