David Chaston

US jobless claims fall; yields rise at huge UST auction; Suez blockage to take weeks to clear; Canadian housing vulnerable to a big fall; Aussies stand up to China; UST 10yr at 1.62%; oil and gold drop; NZ$1 = 69.6 USc; TWI-5 = 72.2

US jobless claims fall; yields rise at huge UST auction; Suez blockage to take weeks to clear; Canadian housing vulnerable to a big fall; Aussies stand up to China; UST 10yr at 1.62%; oil and gold drop; NZ$1 = 69.6 USc; TWI-5 = 72.2

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Kiwi Bond rate cut, 2Degrees to float, Kiwibank to close branches in small towns, bond yields dip, swaps stable, NZD lower, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Kiwi Bond rate cut, 2Degrees to float, Kiwibank to close branches in small towns, bond yields dip, swaps stable, NZD lower, & more

Is inflation about to return? If so, that would explain why benchmark bond yields are rising and why investors don't want to pay as much for 'assets'

Is inflation about to return? If so, that would explain why benchmark bond yields are rising and why investors don't want to pay as much for 'assets'

PMIs expanding well; EU consumer sentiment recovering; China flustered over forced labour; Taiwan faces bad drought; Aussie PMIs show sharp inflation; UST 10yr at 1.62%; oil and gold recover; NZ$1 = 69.9 USc; TWI-5 = 72.3

PMIs expanding well; EU consumer sentiment recovering; China flustered over forced labour; Taiwan faces bad drought; Aussie PMIs show sharp inflation; UST 10yr at 1.62%; oil and gold recover; NZ$1 = 69.9 USc; TWI-5 = 72.3

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; another TD rise, borrowing with abandon, affordability grim, trade surplus down, Westpac shamed, swaps and NZD drop, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; another TD rise, borrowing with abandon, affordability grim, trade surplus down, Westpac shamed, swaps and NZD drop, & more

Westpac NZ hit with a public shaming over its culture around how it approached liquidity risk compliance that resulted in 'material failures'

Westpac NZ hit with a public shaming over its culture around how it approached liquidity risk compliance that resulted in 'material failures'

US retail and new home sales weaken; Yellen promotes huge infrastructure plan; Taiwan data positive; Australia ending JobKeeper; UST 10yr at 1.64%; oil and gold drop; NZ$1 = 70.2 USc; TWI-5 = 72.4

US retail and new home sales weaken; Yellen promotes huge infrastructure plan; Taiwan data positive; Australia ending JobKeeper; UST 10yr at 1.64%; oil and gold drop; NZ$1 = 70.2 USc; TWI-5 = 72.4

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; housing policy, housing policy, housing policy, and little else, swaps slip, NZD falls, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; housing policy, housing policy, housing policy, and little else, swaps slip, NZD falls, & more

US data soft for house sales, economic activity; China ratifies the RCEP; China steel prices up sharply; Turkey and Indonesia stumble; UST 10yr at 1.69%; oil and gold soft; NZ$1 = 71.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.8

US data soft for house sales, economic activity; China ratifies the RCEP; China steel prices up sharply; Turkey and Indonesia stumble; UST 10yr at 1.69%; oil and gold soft; NZ$1 = 71.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.8

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; SBS Bank raises TD rates, consumer confidence slips, airfreight subsidies extended, electricity prices up, swaps lower, NZD slips, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; SBS Bank raises TD rates, consumer confidence slips, airfreight subsidies extended, electricity prices up, swaps lower, NZD slips, & more

China's debt distortions grow but PBoC happy with settings; US faces long-term drought in West; commodity prices rise; Turkey unstable; UST 10yr at 1.73%; oil and gold holds; NZ$1 = 71.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.8

China's debt distortions grow but PBoC happy with settings; US faces long-term drought in West; commodity prices rise; Turkey unstable; UST 10yr at 1.73%; oil and gold holds; NZ$1 = 71.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.8

SBS Bank raises its 2 and 3 year term deposit rates sharply. Have we reached the bottom for term deposit rates now that benchmark yields are on the way up again?

SBS Bank raises its 2 and 3 year term deposit rates sharply. Have we reached the bottom for term deposit rates now that benchmark yields are on the way up again?

US Fed ends loose capital rules; Canada retail struggles; India recovers hesitantly; commodity prices eye bull run; Aussie retail struggles; UST 10yr at 1.73%; oil holds but gold rises; NZ$1 = 71.7 USc; TWI-5 = 73.8

US Fed ends loose capital rules; Canada retail struggles; India recovers hesitantly; commodity prices eye bull run; Aussie retail struggles; UST 10yr at 1.73%; oil holds but gold rises; NZ$1 = 71.7 USc; TWI-5 = 73.8

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; lifestyle block sales surge, term deposit balances drop hard again, Auckland new home building picks up, swaps rise, NZD falls, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; lifestyle block sales surge, term deposit balances drop hard again, Auckland new home building picks up, swaps rise, NZD falls, & more

US jobless claims rise; US factories very positive; China faces bond maturity wall; Aussie jobless rate dips; UST 10yr at 1.73%; oil drops but gold firms; NZ$1 = 71.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.9

US jobless claims rise; US factories very positive; China faces bond maturity wall; Aussie jobless rate dips; UST 10yr at 1.73%; oil drops but gold firms; NZ$1 = 71.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.9

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; ANZ warns on rising house price consequences, GDP growth goes into reverse, bond yields dip again, swaps and NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; ANZ warns on rising house price consequences, GDP growth goes into reverse, bond yields dip again, swaps and NZD firm, & more

Fed upgrades growth forecasts sharply, but sees inflation bump short-lived; US data soft; China facing food threats, importing much more; UST 10yr at 1.65%; oil and gold dip; NZ$1 = 72.1 USc; TWI-5 = 74

Fed upgrades growth forecasts sharply, but sees inflation bump short-lived; US data soft; China facing food threats, importing much more; UST 10yr at 1.65%; oil and gold dip; NZ$1 = 72.1 USc; TWI-5 = 74

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; dairy prices dip, C/A deficit stays slim, rents rise to record levels, investors grab more home loans, swaps and NZD await Powell, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; dairy prices dip, C/A deficit stays slim, rents rise to record levels, investors grab more home loans, swaps and NZD await Powell, & more

Dairy prices fall back; US retail sales disappoint; US industrial production slips; SCMP hobbled; Wall Street marks time; UST 10yr at 1.62%; oil dips, gold firms; NZ$1 = 71.9 USc; TWI-5 = 74

Dairy prices fall back; US retail sales disappoint; US industrial production slips; SCMP hobbled; Wall Street marks time; UST 10yr at 1.62%; oil dips, gold firms; NZ$1 = 71.9 USc; TWI-5 = 74

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, Auckland auction success rises, Briscoes stars, credit card balances droop again, swaps and NZD on hold, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no retail rate changes, Auckland auction success rises, Briscoes stars, credit card balances droop again, swaps and NZD on hold, & more

US data positive; China posts big economic data gains but not all as it first seems; Beijing hit by sandstorm; Danone dumps boss; UST 10yr at 1.61%; oil and gold hold; NZ$1 = 71.9 USc; TWI-5 = 74

US data positive; China posts big economic data gains but not all as it first seems; Beijing hit by sandstorm; Danone dumps boss; UST 10yr at 1.61%; oil and gold hold; NZ$1 = 71.9 USc; TWI-5 = 74

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; service sector struggles, a $½ bln FLP drawdown, the IRD targets realtors, yields rise sharply, swaps up, NZD holds, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; service sector struggles, a $½ bln FLP drawdown, the IRD targets realtors, yields rise sharply, swaps up, NZD holds, & more

China struggles with ASF still; food commodity prices rise, iron ore dips; China FDI rises; eyes on central banks as bond yields lurch up; Australia eyes Singapore entry hub; UST 10yr at 1.63%; oil dips and gold firm; NZ$1 = 71.7 USc; TWI-5 = 73.7

China struggles with ASF still; food commodity prices rise, iron ore dips; China FDI rises; eyes on central banks as bond yields lurch up; Australia eyes Singapore entry hub; UST 10yr at 1.63%; oil dips and gold firm; NZ$1 = 71.7 USc; TWI-5 = 73.7

According to OECD data, New Zealand ranks in the best ten in terms of minimising the gender pay gap, far more equal that Australia, the USA and most northern European countries

According to OECD data, New Zealand ranks in the best ten in terms of minimising the gender pay gap, far more equal that Australia, the USA and most northern European countries

With house prices and mortgage debt growing faster than our economy, we check our collective behaviour for how homeowners handled their borrowed financial obligations in 2020

With house prices and mortgage debt growing faster than our economy, we check our collective behaviour for how homeowners handled their borrowed financial obligations in 2020