David Chaston

US gets ready to move past shutdown, but damaged; Japanese machine tool orders zoom; Malaysia retail rising; India inflation at record low; UST 10yr at 4.06%; gold rises and oil falls hard; NZ$1 = 56.6 USc; TWI-5 = 61.2

US gets ready to move past shutdown, but damaged; Japanese machine tool orders zoom; Malaysia retail rising; India inflation at record low; UST 10yr at 4.06%; gold rises and oil falls hard; NZ$1 = 56.6 USc; TWI-5 = 61.2

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; more signs of bottoming out in housing, debt, and concrete; ASB targets land use reform, Confirmation of Payee extends, swaps soft, NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; more signs of bottoming out in housing, debt, and concrete; ASB targets land use reform, Confirmation of Payee extends, swaps soft, NZD firm, & more

US still has the shutdown blues; Japan turns more optimistic; China car sales rise again; German sentiment stays up; Aussie sentiment surges impressively; UST 10yr at 4.07%; gold and oil rise; NZ$1 = 56.6 USc; TWI-5 = 61.1

US still has the shutdown blues; Japan turns more optimistic; China car sales rise again; German sentiment stays up; Aussie sentiment surges impressively; UST 10yr at 4.07%; gold and oil rise; NZ$1 = 56.6 USc; TWI-5 = 61.1

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; signs of life in consumer spending, rental market twists in tenants favour, RBNZ expectations survey stable, swaps stable, NZX50 falls, NZD holds, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; signs of life in consumer spending, rental market twists in tenants favour, RBNZ expectations survey stable, swaps stable, NZX50 falls, NZD holds, & more

Compromise emerges over US govt shutdown; Canada survey shows sticky optimism; Indonesian sentiment bounces back; UST 10yr at 4.11%; gold jumps with silver, but oil eases; NZ$1 = 56.3 USc; TWI-5 = 60.9

Compromise emerges over US govt shutdown; Canada survey shows sticky optimism; Indonesian sentiment bounces back; UST 10yr at 4.11%; gold jumps with silver, but oil eases; NZ$1 = 56.3 USc; TWI-5 = 60.9

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; no retail rate changes, inflation pressures embed, ANZ profit leaps, quiz launched, Westpac raising new bond, carbon price drops hard, swaps stable, NZD little-changed, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; no retail rate changes, inflation pressures embed, ANZ profit leaps, quiz launched, Westpac raising new bond, carbon price drops hard, swaps stable, NZD little-changed, & more

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China avoids more deflation, fx reserves rise, exports dip but only to the US; Taiwan stars again; US sentiment falls again to very low levels; Canadian jobs rise; UST 10yr at 4.09%; gold dips and oil firms slightly; NZ$1 = 56.3 USc; TWI-5 = 60.8

China avoids more deflation, fx reserves rise, exports dip but only to the US; Taiwan stars again; US sentiment falls again to very low levels; Canadian jobs rise; UST 10yr at 4.09%; gold dips and oil firms slightly; NZ$1 = 56.3 USc; TWI-5 = 60.8

US consumer sentiment data quite negative and financial markets follow; Canada jobs surprise; China data positive; Taiwan stars again; UST 10yr at 4.08%; gold and oil firms slightly; NZ$1 = 56.2 USc; TWI-5 = 60.8

US consumer sentiment data quite negative and financial markets follow; Canada jobs surprise; China data positive; Taiwan stars again; UST 10yr at 4.08%; gold and oil firms slightly; NZ$1 = 56.2 USc; TWI-5 = 60.8

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; quiet on the retail rates front, borrowers stay very short, Briscoes faces its challenges, we launch a car insurance tool, swaps soft, NZD retreats further, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; quiet on the retail rates front, borrowers stay very short, Briscoes faces its challenges, we launch a car insurance tool, swaps soft, NZD retreats further, & more

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American mess takes dangerous turns; Taiwanese inflation low; three central banks hold; Aussie exports jump; shipping freight rates rise; UST 10yr at 4.08%; gold holds and oil down; NZ$1 = 56.3 USc; TWI-5 = 60.9

American mess takes dangerous turns; Taiwanese inflation low; three central banks hold; Aussie exports jump; shipping freight rates rise; UST 10yr at 4.08%; gold holds and oil down; NZ$1 = 56.3 USc; TWI-5 = 60.9

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; no retail rate changes again, savers spread deposit funds, retail & rents stunted, mortgagee sales surge, tax take tells downbeat tale, swaps & NZD firmish, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Thursday; no retail rate changes again, savers spread deposit funds, retail & rents stunted, mortgagee sales surge, tax take tells downbeat tale, swaps & NZD firmish, & more

US labour market makes gains, but only in one region; US service sector expands; tariff-tax legality examined; China service expansion fragile; UST 10yr at 4.15%; gold up and oil down; NZ$1 = 56.6 USc; TWI-5 = 61.3

US labour market makes gains, but only in one region; US service sector expands; tariff-tax legality examined; China service expansion fragile; UST 10yr at 4.15%; gold up and oil down; NZ$1 = 56.6 USc; TWI-5 = 61.3

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, jobless at 9 year high, dairy prices fall, commodity prices fall, 'banking system safe', world turns risk-averse, swaps lower, NZD drops, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, jobless at 9 year high, dairy prices fall, commodity prices fall, 'banking system safe', world turns risk-averse, swaps lower, NZD drops, & more

Dairy prices drop again; US optimism leaks broadly; China not buying US soybean; Australia pushes rate cut prospects firmly away on inflation pressures; UST 10yr at 4.08%; gold and oil fall; NZ$1 = 56.7 USc; TWI-5 = 61.3

Dairy prices drop again; US optimism leaks broadly; China not buying US soybean; Australia pushes rate cut prospects firmly away on inflation pressures; UST 10yr at 4.08%; gold and oil fall; NZ$1 = 56.7 USc; TWI-5 = 61.3

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no retail rate changes but a hot broker rate, B&T volumes dip, Centrix sees clouds clearing, new car sales strong, swaps little-changed, NZD falls, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Tuesday; no retail rate changes but a hot broker rate, B&T volumes dip, Centrix sees clouds clearing, new car sales strong, swaps little-changed, NZD falls, & more

US factories contract faster, struggling with tariff-tax costs; other global factory PMIs mixed; Australia faces new inflation threat; CPTPP to expand again; UST 10yr at 4.11%; gold firms slightly and oil holds; NZ$1 = 57.1 USc; TWI-5 = 61.7

US factories contract faster, struggling with tariff-tax costs; other global factory PMIs mixed; Australia faces new inflation threat; CPTPP to expand again; UST 10yr at 4.11%; gold firms slightly and oil holds; NZ$1 = 57.1 USc; TWI-5 = 61.7

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; residential building consents rise, bank deposit terms get shorter, Westpac's profits hold, Aussie data wavers, swaps firm, NZD holds, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; residential building consents rise, bank deposit terms get shorter, Westpac's profits hold, Aussie data wavers, swaps firm, NZD holds, & more

Not much cheer for savers as 2025 heads towards its end, with term deposit rates being lowered by some, and soft everywhere

Not much cheer for savers as 2025 heads towards its end, with term deposit rates being lowered by some, and soft everywhere

Eyes on the RBA as inflation rises; China's PMI's stay stalled; Japanese industrial production rises; Buffett retires on a high; Aussie housing markets frothy; UST 10yr at 4.10%; gold eases slightly and oil holds; NZ$1 = 57.2 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8

Eyes on the RBA as inflation rises; China's PMI's stay stalled; Japanese industrial production rises; Buffett retires on a high; Aussie housing markets frothy; UST 10yr at 4.10%; gold eases slightly and oil holds; NZ$1 = 57.2 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8

From US to China, global factory activity is weak; but there are Asian exceptions; EU inflation modest; Aussie lending surges drawing warnings; UST 10yr at 4.10%; gold firms slightly and oil holds; NZ$1 = 57.2 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8

From US to China, global factory activity is weak; but there are Asian exceptions; EU inflation modest; Aussie lending surges drawing warnings; UST 10yr at 4.10%; gold firms slightly and oil holds; NZ$1 = 57.2 USc; TWI-5 = 61.8

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; many retail rate moves, consumer sentiment hesitates, livestock prices rise, log prices stable, housing debt rises faster, TD's shrink, swaps up, NZ down, & more

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Friday; many retail rate moves, consumer sentiment hesitates, livestock prices rise, log prices stable, housing debt rises faster, TD's shrink, swaps up, NZ down, & more

In granular analysis, we show the rate offer moves lower for savers have been faster than for borrowers. But the size of the shift might surprise you, with at least 3 interesting out-takes from this analysis

In granular analysis, we show the rate offer moves lower for savers have been faster than for borrowers. But the size of the shift might surprise you, with at least 3 interesting out-takes from this analysis