New Zealand News, Economy & Financial Markets
MacroVar analyzes in real-time economic, financial and geopolitical developments for New Zealand's economy and financial markets by monitoring financial, economic data and real-time news. To help you forecast and analyze economic and financial developments, our team provides you with free explanation of the theory and structure of our models and access to financial and economic data.
New Zealand Markets Overview
Overview presents a real-time snapshot of financial and economic developments in New Zealand. The New Zealand stock market, bonds, currency and credit market dynamics are analyzed along with Mexico macroeconomic dynamics.
| Symbol | Price | 1D% | M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dow Jones New Zealand (NZDOW) | 334.03 | 1.1 | |
| New Zealand Dollar US Dollar (NZD/USD) | 1.64 | -0.1 | |
| New Zealand 10-Year Bond Yield | 4.64 | 2.2 | |
| New Zealand 2-Year Bond Yield | 4.63 | 2.1 | |
| NZX 50 (NZ50) | 11915.7 | 1.1 | |
| manufacturing pmi | 46.7 | 10 | |
| services pmi | 51.2 | 4 |
| Symbol | Price | 1D% | M |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZDJPY Implied Volatility | 10.32 | 0.1 | |
| Dow Jones New Zealand (NZDOW) | 334.03 | 1.1 | |
| New Zealand (ENZL) | 45.49 | 1.1 | |
| New Zealand Dollar US Dollar (NZD/USD) | 1.64 | -0.1 | |
| New Zealand 10-Year Bond Yield | 4.64 | 2.2 | |
| New Zealand Dollar 1M FX | 9.71 | -4.3 | |
| New Zealand 2-Year Bond Yield | 4.63 | 2.1 | |
| New Zealand Yield Curve | 0.01 | 55.6 | |
| NZX 50 (NZ50) | 11915.7 | 1.1 | |
| New Zealand 5-Year Bond Yield | 4.38 | 2.3 | |
| New Zealand 2s5s | 0 | 0 |
| Symbol | Price | 1D% | M |
|---|---|---|---|
| building permits | 2692 | -11 | |
| business confidence | 33.2 | 8 | |
| car registrations | 3257 | 0 | |
| composite pmi | 49.2 | 6 | |
| consumer confidence | 88.9 | 11 | |
| gdp growth annual | -0.6 | -140 | |
| housing index | 2298 | -1 | |
| industrial production | -3.7 | -1950 | |
| inflation cpi | 5.6 | -7 | |
| manufacturing pmi | 46.7 | 10 | |
| retail sales annual | -3.4 | -3 | |
| services pmi | 51.2 | 4 | |
| unemployment rate | 3.6 | 6 |
New Zealand Real-Time News
Newsflow
| Time | Headlines | See All News >> |
|---|---|---|
| 08:11:16 | New Zealand Visitor Arrivals MoM Actual 7630 (Forecast -, Previous 2,870) | |
| 15:11:56 | The New Zealand Performance of Services Index (PSI) SA came in at 53, with no forecast provided and a previous reading of 52.1. | |
| 11:04:12 | NBNZ Business Outlook came in at 34.7, missing the forecast and below the previous reading of 36.6. | |
| 11:04:11 | NBNZ's actual activity for the current period was 29.5, compared to a forecast of -, and previous activity of 25.6. | |
| 11:03:40 | RBNZ's Chief Economist Conway believes that reducing government spending as a percentage of GDP is beneficial. | |
| 11:03:33 | Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Orr stated that the Official Cash Rate should remain unchanged throughout this calendar year. | |
| 11:03:32 | RBNZ Governor Orr stated that the inflation outlook is extremely well-balanced. | |
| 11:03:32 | Governor Orr of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand stated that the current cash rate is limiting demand. | |
| 11:03:24 | Governor Orr from the RBNZ noted that with the deceleration in aggregate demand, it has become more challenging to transfer rising costs to consumers. | |
| 11:01:28 | Asian stocks decline and the New Zealand dollar falls due to concerns about inflation outlook - Recap of Asian markets | |
| 10:50:45 | The current New Zealand Cash Rate stands at 5.5%, remaining the same as the forecasted and previous rate of 5.5%. | |
| 10:47:26 | Survey: Predictions indicate that house prices in New Zealand are expected to increase by 4.8% in 2024 and 5.0% in 2025, compared to the previous estimates of 4.0% and 5.0% from the poll conducted in ... | |
| 10:43:01 | New Zealand retail sales for the quarter decreased by 1.9%, falling below the forecasted increase of 0.2% and the previous quarter's 0.0% growth. | |
| 10:42:19 | Survey: 15 out of 26 economists predict that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand will reduce rates by at least 25 basis points by the end of the third quarter of 2024. | |
| 10:42:17 | Survey results show that 27 out of 28 economists expect the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to maintain rates at 5.5% on February 28th, while one economist suggests a 25 bps increase. | |
| 10:34:47 | The New Zealand Trade Balance for the most recent period was reported at a deficit of 976 million, compared to the forecast of a deficit and the previous figure of 323 million deficit. | |
| 10:34:46 | New Zealand imported $5.91 billion in actual value, compared to a forecast of zero. This is slightly lower than the previous import value of $6.26 billion, which was revised to $6.22 billion. | |
| 10:34:45 | The actual New Zealand annual trade balance was -12.50 billion, which was better than the forecast of -13.57 billion from the previous period. | |
| 10:34:43 | New Zealand's actual exports amounted to 4.93 billion, with a previous figure of 5.94 billion revised to 5.85 billion. | |
| 10:31:31 | The quarterly actual output for the New Zealand Producer Price Index is 0.7%, below the previous value of 0.8%. | |
New Zealand Economic Calendar
Economic calendar presents real-time updates for actual, forecasts and consensus values of economic indicators and updates related to the New Zealand economy.
| Time | Imp | Event | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01:45 | New Zealand Annual Trade Bal. | - | - | -11.99B | |
| 01:45 | New Zealand Exports | - | - | 5.89B | |
| 01:45 | New Zealand Imports | - | - | 6.11B | |
| 01:45 | New Zealand Trade Balance | - | - | -218.0M | |
| 08:00 | New Zealand Holiday | - | - | - | |
| 01:45 | New Zealand Trade Balance | - | - | -218M |
New Zealand Financial Markets
MacroVar analytics monitors the following New Zealand financial markets. MacroVar models monitor a vast of financial and macroeconomic factors affecting each financial market. Click on a specific financial market to get detailed analysis.
| Market | Symbol | Last | Mom | Trend | Exh | RSI | 1D% | 1W% | 1M% | 1Y% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dow Jones New Zealand | NZDOW | 305.82 | 0 | -1 | -1.61717 | 47.468 | 0.00069 | -0.00056 | 0.03136 | 0.0016 |
| NZX 50 | NZ50 | 11123.1 | 0 | -1 | -1.72659 | 54.2496 | 0.0041 | 0.03702 | -0.01508 | -0.04467 |
| New Zealand ETF | ENZL | 42.48 | -0.5 | -1 | -2.04517 | 44.6824 | 0.02017 | 0.02091 | -0.03213 | -0.02591 |
| New Zealand Dollar US Dollar (NZD/USD) | NZDUSD | 1.6955 | 0 | 1 | 1.44183 | 48.1944 | -0.009 | -0.01287 | 0.01151 | 0.04428 |
| New Zealand 5-Year Bond Yield | NZ.5Y | 4.174 | -1 | -1 | -1.21442 | 22.659 | -0.00406 | -0.03936 | -0.1244 | -0.04725 |
| New Zealand 2-Year Bond Yield | NZ.2Y | 4.411 | -1 | -1 | -1.87427 | 20.684 | -0.03012 | -0.04771 | -0.15853 | -0.08162 |
| New Zealand Yield Curve | NZ.YC | -0.032 | -1 | 1 | 3.39144 | 68.9662 | -0.69524 | -0.76119 | -0.91645 | -0.93305 |
| New Zealand Credit Default Swaps | CDS.New-Zealand | 21.4 | -1 | -0.75 | -0.28115 | 28.3158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.37179 |
New Zealand Macroeconomic Indicators
MacroVar analytics monitors the following New Zealand's economic indicators. Click on a specific macroeconomic indicator to get detailed analysis.
| Indicator | Symbol | Actual | Previous | M/M% | Y/Y% | Trend | Slope | Percentile | Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| balance of trade | nz.balanceoftrade | -1709 | -2425 | -30 | -26 | Down | UP | 47 | 2023-10-31 |
| bank lending rate | nz.banks.lendingrate | 12.66 | 12.62 | 0 | 27 | UP | UP | 85 | 2023-07-31 |
| banks balance sheet | nz.banks.bs | 703373 | 704544 | -0 | 1 | UP | UP | 10 | 2024-02-29 |
| building permits | nz.buildingpermits | 2919 | 2541 | 15 | -10 | Down | Down | 28 | 2024-02-29 |
| business confidence | nz.bizconfidence | 22.9 | 34.7 | -34 | -153 | UP | UP | 14 | 2024-03-31 |
| capacity utilization | nz.caputilization | 90.2 | 91.4 | -1 | -3 | Down | Down | 0 | 2024-03-31 |
| capital flows | nz.capitalflows | 12632 | 5757 | 119 | 77 | UP | UP | 83 | 2023-12-31 |
| car registrations | nz.carregistrations | 4993 | 5062 | -1 | 33 | UP | UP | 83 | 2024-02-29 |
| central bank balance sheet | nz.cb.assets | 96408 | 96548 | -0 | -8 | UP | Down | 18 | 2024-02-29 |
| composite pmi | nz.comppmi | 46.8 | 50.9 | -8 | -7 | Down | Down | 31 | 2024-03-31 |
| consumer confidence | nz.consconfidence | 93.2 | 88.9 | 5 | -11 | UP | Down | 22 | 2024-03-31 |
| consumer price index cpi | nz.cpi | 1267 | 1259 | 1 | 19 | UP | UP | 98 | 2024-03-31 |
| core inflation rate | nz.coreinflationrate | 3.7 | 4.4 | -16 | 118 | Down | UP | 73 | 2024-03-31 |
| current account | nz.currentaccount | -7837 | -10974 | -29 | 188 | Down | Down | 85 | 2023-12-31 |
| current account to gdp | nz.currentaccountgdp | -6.9 | -8.8 | -22 | 123 | Down | Down | 0 | 2023-01-31 |
| deposit interest rate | nz.depositrate | 5.43 | 5.41 | 0 | -1 | UP | Down | 31 | 2023-08-15 |
| exports | nz.exports | 5889.54 | 4816.31 | 22 | -15 | UP | Down | 8 | 2024-05-31 |
| external debt | nz.externaldebt | 352682 | 343073 | 3 | 21 | UP | UP | 93 | 2023-12-31 |
| fiscal expenditure | nz.fiscalexp | 161822 | 150956 | 7 | 63 | UP | UP | 0 | 2023-01-31 |
| foreign direct investment | nz.fdi | 2783 | 1769 | 57 | 4 | UP | UP | 65 | 2023-12-31 |
| foreign exchange reserves | nz.fxreserves | 27118 | 31712 | -14 | 15 | Down | UP | 68 | 2024-03-31 |
| gdp | nz.gdp | 247.23 | 249.89 | -1 | 69 | UP | UP | 0 | 2022-12-31 |
| Real GDP | nz.realgdp | 70568 | 70569 | -0 | 5 | UP | UP | 23 | 2023-12-31 |
| gdp growth | nz.gdpgrowth | -0.1 | -0.3 | -67 | -90 | Down | UP | 38 | 2023-12-31 |
| gdp growth annual | nz.gdpgrowthan | -0.3 | -0.6 | -50 | -400 | Down | Down | 5 | 2023-12-31 |
| government budget | nz.govbudget | -2.7 | -1.3 | 108 | -16 | Down | UP | 0 | 2022-01-31 |
| Government budget | nz.govbudgetvalue | -9691 | -4560 | 113 | 53 | Down | Down | 0 | 2022-01-31 |
| government debt | nz.govdebt | 155273 | 128873 | 20 | 287 | UP | UP | 0 | 2023-01-31 |
| government debt to gdp | nz.govdebtgdp | 35.9 | 29.8 | 20 | 164 | UP | UP | 0 | 2022-01-31 |
| government revenues | nz.govrev | 153011 | 141627 | 8 | 90 | UP | UP | 0 | 2023-01-31 |
| housing index | nz.housingindex | 2348 | 2351 | -0 | 2 | UP | UP | 45 | 2024-03-31 |
| imports | nz.imports | 7108.83 | 7190.42 | -1 | -16 | UP | Down | 10 | 2023-11-30 |
| industrial production | nz.indproduction | -3.7 | 0.2 | -1950 | -1025 | Down | Down | 7 | 2023-09-30 |
| inflation cpi | nz.inflationcpi | 4 | 4.7 | -15 | -18 | Down | Down | 40 | 2024-09-30 |
| interbank rate | nz.interbankrate | 5.65 | 5.64 | 0 | 0 | Down | Down | 56 | 2023-08-15 |
| interest rate | nz.interestrate | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 120 | UP | UP | 67 | 2023-07-12 |
| loans to private sector | nz.loanprivate | 134807 | 133968 | 1 | 2 | UP | UP | 25 | 2024-02-29 |
| manufacturing pmi | nz.manpmi | 47.1 | 49.3 | -4 | -2 | UP | Down | 66 | 2024-03-31 |
| money supply m0 | nz.msm0 | 8973 | 9000 | -0 | -1 | Down | Down | 4 | 2024-02-29 |
| money supply m1 | nz.msm1 | 115776 | 116733 | -1 | -6 | Down | Down | 24 | 2024-02-29 |
| money supply m3 | nz.msm3 | 407684 | 408324 | -0 | 3 | UP | UP | 17 | 2024-02-29 |
| Producer Price Index | nz.producerprices | 1397 | 1387 | 1 | 20 | UP | UP | 100 | 2023-12-31 |
| retail sales MoM | nz.retailsales | -1.9 | -0.8 | 137 | -14 | Down | UP | 58 | 2023-12-31 |
| retail sales | nz.retailsalesan | -4.1 | -3.4 | 21 | -187 | Down | Down | 20 | 2023-12-31 |
| services pmi | nz.servpmi | 47.5 | 52.6 | -10 | -12 | Down | Down | 18 | 2024-03-31 |
| unemployment rate | nz.unemploymentrate | 3.6 | 3.4 | 6 | -10 | Down | Down | 49 | 2023-06-30 |
| youth unemployment rate | nz.ytunemploymentrate | 12.1 | 11.9 | 2 | -14 | UP | Down | 16 | 2023-03-31 |
| Money Supply M2 | nz.msm2 | 150882 | 153357 | -2 | 2 | Down | UP | 3 | 2017-01-31 |