David Chaston

US jobless claims rise; Mexico raises rates again; China clamps down further on outbound cash; South Australia imposes new targeted taxes; UST 10yr yield 2.15%; oil and gold higher; NZ$1 = 72.6 US¢, TWI-5 = 77.1
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US house prices, demand rises; MSCI adds China to EM index; NZ up in social progress; Chinese target food companies; UST 10yr yield 2.15%; oil and gold fall again; NZ$1 = 72.2 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.7
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Dairy prices fall; major shifts in beef markets; India tames inflation; China house prices moderate; LIBOR replacement starts; El Niño disappears; UST 10yr yield 2.16%; oil and gold fall; NZ$1 = 72.4 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.9
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China's growing trade push includes new efforts in New Zealand, aligning a second-tier city with our markets, all part of a focused effort to put China at the heart of their giant international infrastructure investment
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Monday; TSB Bank slices mortgage rate, 2 banks adjust TD rates, higher confidence, expanding services, upbeat rural, swaps stable, NZD lifts
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Lower US housing starts; lower US consumer sentiment; Amazon enters grocery market; NZ's innovation rank slips; Macron wins big; UST 10yr yield 2.15%; oil and gold stable; NZ$1 = 72.5 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.7
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US factory output falls; Canada house sales fall; ditto Singapore; China's loans for B&R over NZ$125 bln; Aussie jobless rate falls; UST 10yr yield 2.16%; oil and gold drop; NZ$1 = 72 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.4
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The Red Bank raises all its floating mortgage rates to the highest in the market, even as wholesale rates slip. They offer an 8 month TD 'special' as a salve
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US CPI and retail sales underwhelm; US Fed ups policy rate on growth optimism; China targets less fertiliser use; China M2 growth slows; EU protects dairy names; UST 10yr yield 2.15%; oil slumps, gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 72.6 US¢, TWI-5 = 76.7
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