Confidence

Massey's world-first, machine-learning GDP predictor "GDPLive" got an intense lesson on how to handle the unexpected in 2020. Christoph Schumacher looks at how it has handled the challenges

Massey's world-first, machine-learning GDP predictor "GDPLive" got an intense lesson on how to handle the unexpected in 2020. Christoph Schumacher looks at how it has handled the challenges

New Fed Farmers survey indicates farm profitability has improved but is expected to fall in the coming year. Farm production is up and farm spending has been rising, a turnaround from six months ago

New Fed Farmers survey indicates farm profitability has improved but is expected to fall in the coming year. Farm production is up and farm spending has been rising, a turnaround from six months ago

Massey's Christoph Schumacher looks at some of New Zealand’s leading and lagging indicators and sees an economy that has weathered the corona crisis surprisingly well, with many indicators out-performing historic averages

Massey's Christoph Schumacher looks at some of New Zealand’s leading and lagging indicators and sees an economy that has weathered the corona crisis surprisingly well, with many indicators out-performing historic averages

Confounding the grumps, it turns out we are a happy, optimistic lot going into the New Year, according to a poll that has been tracking this since 1989

Confounding the grumps, it turns out we are a happy, optimistic lot going into the New Year, according to a poll that has been tracking this since 1989

Latest NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion shows worst level of business confidence since March 2009

Latest NZIER Quarterly Survey of Business Opinion shows worst level of business confidence since March 2009

Westpac McDermott Miller survey shows the collapsing confidence contagion is spreading, with the lowest level of consumer confidence in six years

Westpac McDermott Miller survey shows the collapsing confidence contagion is spreading, with the lowest level of consumer confidence in six years

The legacy of the mycoplasma bovis outbreak may be upgraded on-farm bio-hazard risk prevention, the way herds are managed, and the way farm systems are structured

The legacy of the mycoplasma bovis outbreak may be upgraded on-farm bio-hazard risk prevention, the way herds are managed, and the way farm systems are structured

Disquiet over Fonterra's China policies, payables policy. Farmer confidence takes a hit as debt, regulatory uncertainty, and MPB concerns pile up. MPI risks $100 mln in taxpayer compensation

Disquiet over Fonterra's China policies, payables policy. Farmer confidence takes a hit as debt, regulatory uncertainty, and MPB concerns pile up. MPI risks $100 mln in taxpayer compensation

Nikko AM bond manager Fergus McDonald sees 2018 bringing an earlier OCR rise, rent hikes and continued share market strength

Nikko AM bond manager Fergus McDonald sees 2018 bringing an earlier OCR rise, rent hikes and continued share market strength

Farmer survey reports that only a small minority farmers feel that they have come under undue pressure from bankers over the past six months as rural sector heads into a drier-than-normal period

Farmer survey reports that only a small minority farmers feel that they have come under undue pressure from bankers over the past six months as rural sector heads into a drier-than-normal period

Nikko AM says that a populist and/or anti-capitalist tone in the new Government will see our economy slow in the short term from declining business and consumer confidence and uncertainty, then rise in the longer term

Nikko AM says that a populist and/or anti-capitalist tone in the new Government will see our economy slow in the short term from declining business and consumer confidence and uncertainty, then rise in the longer term

NZIER's QSBO finds business confidence improved to 2-year high in Sept qtr; but capacity utilisation measure falls and net 4% report cutting prices

NZIER's QSBO finds business confidence improved to 2-year high in Sept qtr; but capacity utilisation measure falls and net 4% report cutting prices

Farmers to cut back spending plans and increase debt in response to latest global forces buffeting the industry, according to Federated Farmers survey

Farmers to cut back spending plans and increase debt in response to latest global forces buffeting the industry, according to Federated Farmers survey

Strong dairy, improved red meat sector raises expectations; investment expectations strong

Strong dairy, improved red meat sector raises expectations; investment expectations strong

ASB's latest housing confidence survey finds that limits on high loan-to-value lending have dented confidence in the Auckland housing market

ASB's latest housing confidence survey finds that limits on high loan-to-value lending have dented confidence in the Auckland housing market