Business Research & Insights

Economic and financial market update

Online retail sales growth slowed in March

Rising artificial intelligence could see as much as half the work being done today automated within 20 years and organisations need to know how to get ready, an AI expert tells NAB’s Transaction Banking customer event series.

Creating cost-effective choices for consumers while forging business success is nothing new for Chemist Warehouse co-founder Jack Gance. As special guest at a recent NAB Transaction Banking event series, he looks at a new way to pay for businesses and customers.

Softer conditions to start the year

Robust growth was maintained in Q1, but China faces the storm of US tariffs

Calm before the storm

We have lowered our 2025 and 2026 growth forecasts for a wide range of countries, particularly China and (last week) the US. We now expect global growth of around 2¾% in both years (previously around 3.0%).

Total spending rose in March

Capacity utilisation rises in March

An update on recent developments

Conditions in the Australian Medium-Term Note (AMTN) market on both price and tenor are providing a compelling funding alternative for New Zealand corporates.