16 May 2023
Sharon Zollner
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Chief Economist New Zealand, ANZ
The labour market will weaken, housing will slow, business is moderating. The outlook for New Zealand is for a recession but are still more rate hikes needed?
01 Mar 2023
Sharon Zollner
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Chief Economist New Zealand, ANZ
The impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand are stacking up. They could propel inflation.
09 Oct 2020
Sharon Zollner
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Chief Economist New Zealand, ANZ
New Zealand Chief Economist, Sharon Zollner provides the data on how the land of the long white cloud is making its way to a COVID normal.
29 Jul 2020
Sharon Zollner
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Chief Economist New Zealand, ANZ
New Zealanders may be avoiding parks still but life is beginning to return to some sort of normal.
04 Jun 2020
Sharon Zollner
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Chief Economist New Zealand, ANZ
New Zealand may be nearly clear of COVID-19 but the economy still has a long way to go until it returns to full health.
23 Jan 2020
Sharon Zollner
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Chief Economist New Zealand, ANZ
New Zealand’s growth in 2020 is likely to be modest but the economic fates are not entirely in Kiwi hands.
24 Jan 2019
Sharon Zollner
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Chief Economist New Zealand, ANZ
Trucks and cars can tell you a lot about the economy – and NZ might be losing some grunt.
06 Aug 2018
Sharon Zollner
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Chief Economist New Zealand, ANZ
Will falling business confidence derail near-term GDP growth? It depends...
08 May 2018
Sharon Zollner
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Chief Economist New Zealand, ANZ
New Zealand faces many challenges to ensure they reach their emissions targets by 2050.
05 Feb 2018
Sharon Zollner
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Chief Economist New Zealand, ANZ
The abrupt moderation in NZ housing suggests the economy is about to screech to a halt –but this time it’s different.
25 Sep 2017
Sharon Zollner
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Chief Economist New Zealand, ANZ
New Zealand – not unexpectedly – has a hung parliament after the weekend election. What can the parties’ own words tells about how a coalition may form?
19 Sep 2017
Sharon Zollner
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Chief Economist New Zealand, ANZ
High European prices due to falling product and low inventories are affecting the domestic market.
14 Aug 2017
Sharon Zollner
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Chief Economist New Zealand, ANZ
The NZ Reserve Bank’s current estimate of the output gap is about zero – buts its range is pretty wide.
13 Jun 2017
Sharon Zollner
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Chief Economist New Zealand, ANZ
Latest reading suggests NZ economy still has plenty of momentum.
06 Jun 2017
Sharon Zollner
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Chief Economist New Zealand, ANZ
13 Jan 2017
Sharon Zollner
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Chief Economist New Zealand, ANZ
The latest New Zealand Truckometer suggests current growth momentum in the country is very strong but the pace may be set to slow over the next six months.
18 Nov 2016
Sharon Zollner
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Chief Economist New Zealand, ANZ
If you’re waiting for net migration in New Zealand to fall sharply you may be waiting a while.
02 Nov 2016
Sharon Zollner
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Chief Economist New Zealand, ANZ
For some time now New Zealand has ridden on the Friesian’s back as the country’s dairy industry helped the nation prosper. Now, for the first time in over five years, tourism has taken back the mantle as the country’s biggest export sector.
25 Oct 2016
Sharon Zollner
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Chief Economist New Zealand, ANZ
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s most recent M10 housing report shows the value of New Zealand’s housing stock (capturing changes in both the price and the number – and quality – of houses) increased in the June quarter to $NZ 959,850 million, or 381 per cent of nominal GDP. Australia has followed a very similar trajectory.
11 Oct 2016
Sharon Zollner
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Chief Economist New Zealand, ANZ
For central banks, it’s all about knowing when to hold ‘em .
05 Sep 2016
Sharon Zollner
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Chief Economist New Zealand, ANZ
If you’re lucky enough to own your own slice of heaven in the land of the long white cloud you should consider yourself so.
09 Aug 2016
Sharon Zollner
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Chief Economist New Zealand, ANZ
An abrupt 5.7 per cent fall in ANZ’s Heavy Traffic Index in July runs counter to almost all other economic indicators and anecdotes, warning an economic slowdown may loom.
08 Aug 2016
Sharon Zollner
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Chief Economist New Zealand, ANZ
The Reserve Bank of Australia cut the cash rate to a record low last week but banks passed on only half of it at a retail level. A similar outcome is likely in New Zealand this week should the RBNZ follow suit, with bank funding costs having risen sharply this year.
13 Oct 2014
Sharon Zollner
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Chief Economist New Zealand, ANZ
Growth in New Zealand, dubbed the ‘rock star’ economy in early 2014, has gone from a gallop to a canter as the year has gone on, but a number of factors continue to provide underlying strength, according to ANZ Senior Economist Sharon Zöllner.