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Latest economic articles

NZ Weekly Economic Insight 20 September 2024

September 20 2024 •
2 mins

A two-minute video update on the New Zealand economy and markets from Chief Economist Kelly Eckhold.

By Kelly Eckhold

Westpac PNG September Update

September 19 2024 •
7 mins

The September Economic Update takes a look at the economic situation in Papua New Guinea; this month we release our PNG Import Index which suggests imports have been on a downards trend since February.

By Justin Smirk

August Labour Force: another small upside surprise

September 19 2024 •
5 mins

Employment: +47.5k (from +48.9k). Unemployment Rate: 4.2% (from 4.2%). Participation Rate: 67.1% (from 67.1%). Labour demand continues to absorb robust increases in labour supply.

By Ryan Wells

Latest markets articles

FinanceAM

September 20 2024 •
2mins

The US dollar weakened slightly as the previous day’s large Fed rate cut was digested, and equities rose, the S&P500 up 1.8% - a record high. The central banks of the UK and Norway remained on hold.

By Imre Speizer

Market Reactions to BoE's September 2024 Policy Meeting.

September 19 2024 •
2 mins

There were few surprises for markets from BoE's 8-1 vote to keep policy unchanged at 5.00%, with Dhingra sustaining her dovish bias voting for another 25bps cut. The tone of the minutes underscored their concerns over the persistence of inflationary pressures but also their bias for a gradual easing path based on data dependency at each meeting.

By Tim Riddell