David Chaston

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Weekend Briefing: GSIBS show their resilience
23 Jun 18, 8:47am
David Chaston
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US threatens EU cars with new tariffs; US bank stress tests succeed; PMIs improve, Canada data weaker than expected, Greece gets its debt relief; UST 10yr 2.90%; oil leaps, gold holds; NZ$1 = 69.2 USc; TWI-5 = 72.5
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ANZ forced to respond
20 Jun 18, 5:22pm
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Less than a week after rival ASB trimmed some key rates, ANZ has now moved to match them. And it has lowered other rates to stay in touch with its key rivals
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What happened Wednesday
20 Jun 18, 3:59pm
David Chaston
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no rate changes, current account surplus, IIP stable, gold exports rise, farm sales slip, Asia stocks stabilise, swaps and NZD unchanged
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Watching bank liquidity
20 Jun 18, 7:36am
David Chaston
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Investors in bank deposits need to know that their bank has the liquidity to operate safely, with sufficient margin to tolerate unusual stresses
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90 seconds at 9 am: Turmoil grows
20 Jun 18, 7:26am
David Chaston
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Dairy prices hold; Trump threatens more tariffs; China angry now; equity and bond markets drop; US housing starts rise; Aussie housing markets fall; UST 10yr at 2.89%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 69 USc; TWI-5 = 72.6
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What happened Tuesday
19 Jun 18, 3:59pm
David Chaston
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes, eyes on GDT auction, more transparency for Co registration, Fitch likes Aussie banks here, Whineray wins NZSF CEO job, swaps slip, NZD stable
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90 seconds at 9 am: A general pullback
19 Jun 18, 7:31am
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Equities lose luster; US MNCs avoid more tax; Japan posts surprise trade deficit; fund managers withdraw investments from emerging economies; UST 10yr at 2.93%; oil up but gold stays down; NZ$1 = 69.4 USc; TWI-5 = 72.8
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What happened Monday
18 Jun 18, 3:59pm
David Chaston
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Kiwibank changes TD rates, eyes on weaker GDP, PSI improves, nurses reject +9% pay offer, swap rates soft, NZD little changed
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90 seconds at 9 am: Key data turns lower
18 Jun 18, 7:29am
David Chaston
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US slaps tariffs on China, China retaliates; US factor production sags; Canada house sales drop; China power consumption leaps, EMs struggle; UST 10yr at 2.92%; oil and gold drop sharply; NZ$1 = 69.5 USc; TWI-5 = 72.8
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Weekend Briefing: Tit for tat escalates
16 Jun 18, 8:39am
David Chaston
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US and China exchange tariff hikes; commodity markets drop; US industrial production droops; Canada house sales hit 5yr low, emerging markets battered; UST 10yr 2.92%; oil and gold sink; NZ$1 = 69.4 USc; TWI-5 = 72.8
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What happened Friday
15 Jun 18, 3:59pm
David Chaston
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; personal loan rate cut, PMIs solid, new money for MPB fight, mortgage fraud guilty verdicts, new taxes-fees signaled, swap rates fall, NZD stable
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90 seconds at 9 am: IMF tells the US its policies are unsustainable
15 Jun 18, 7:36am
David Chaston
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ECB signals end of QE but not negative rates; US retail zooms; IMF issues warning; Canada and China trade jeopardy; El Niño to return; UST 10yr at 2.94%; oil mixed and gold up; NZ$1 = 69.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2
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What happened Thursday
14 Jun 18, 3:59pm
David Chaston
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; rates cut, ministers try to change Fonterra management, ComCom suggests Fonterra paying to much for milk, NZGB demand soft, swaps & NZD stable
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ASB trims three key mortgage rates
14 Jun 18, 9:25am
David Chaston
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New Zealand's second largest home loan lender shifts its key carded rate offers lower for the three most popular fixed terms
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90 seconds at 9 am: US Fed goes hawkish
14 Jun 18, 7:22am
David Chaston
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US Fed declares GFC victory, signals two more 2018 rate rises; US PPI rises faster; ECB response on watch; VW given huge fine; UST 10yr at 2.98%; oil up and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 70.1 USc; TWI-5 = 73
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What happened Wednesday
13 Jun 18, 3:59pm
David Chaston
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no rate changes; food prices lower, hotel occupancy rates hold; KiwiBuild 'popular'; swaps unchanged, NZD stable
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90 seconds at 9 am: US federal debt leaps by US$1 tln in a year
13 Jun 18, 7:39am
David Chaston
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US inflation at 10yr high; US Federal deficit up sharply; China's coal stress; German sentiment dives; Brisbane apartment oversupply; UST 10yr at 2.96%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 70.1 USc; TWI-5 = 73
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90 seconds at 9 am: Ignoring sideshows
12 Jun 18, 7:35am
David Chaston
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US trade policy fact-free; Japan machine tool orders jump; Japan invests in Indo-Pacific; petrol prices cause stress; equities ignore Trump; UST 10yr at 2.96%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 70.2 USc; TWI-5 = 73
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What happened Monday
11 Jun 18, 3:59pm
David Chaston
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; no rate changes, factories not as busy, new KiwiSaver guesses, four year high just before new tax, swaps unchanged, bitcoin dumped, NZD firm
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90 seconds at 9 am: Looking past the G7 train-wreck
11 Jun 18, 7:29am
David Chaston
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Eyes on Fed and ECB; Canada data surprises, China inflation rises, trade surplus falls; Argentina gets IMF backing; Swiss voters clear; UST 10yr at 2.95%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 70.4 USc; TWI-5 = 73.1
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