David Chaston

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; a new low mortgage rate, rents up, auction activity strong, insurers caution issued, swaps stable, NZD firms again, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; a new low mortgage rate, rents up, auction activity strong, insurers caution issued, swaps stable, NZD firms again, & more

A challenger bank offers first home buyers a one year fixed rate well below the main banks, raises two term deposit rates to well above the main banks as well

A challenger bank offers first home buyers a one year fixed rate well below the main banks, raises two term deposit rates to well above the main banks as well

IMF forecasts a positive recovery; US post-election sentiment improves; South Korean growth beats estimates; Hong Kong exports jump; UST 10yr at 1.04%; oil and gold soft; NZ$1 = 72.3 USc; TWI-5 = 73.6

IMF forecasts a positive recovery; US post-election sentiment improves; South Korean growth beats estimates; Hong Kong exports jump; UST 10yr at 1.04%; oil and gold soft; NZ$1 = 72.3 USc; TWI-5 = 73.6

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; a new TD option, service sector shrinks, Fonterra reviews capital structure, GNE updates, swaps soft, NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; a new TD option, service sector shrinks, Fonterra reviews capital structure, GNE updates, swaps soft, NZD firm, & more

Investors stay close to home; US factory growth slows; Chinese commodity price rises stop; German sentiment gains reverse; Aussie trade surplus stay high; UST 10yr at 1.05%; oil firm and gold stable; NZ$1 = 71.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.3

Investors stay close to home; US factory growth slows; Chinese commodity price rises stop; German sentiment gains reverse; Aussie trade surplus stay high; UST 10yr at 1.05%; oil firm and gold stable; NZ$1 = 71.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.3

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; no retail rate changes, scary quarantine failure, NZD/AUD to fall, swaps firm, NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; no retail rate changes, scary quarantine failure, NZD/AUD to fall, swaps firm, NZD firm, & more

Japan and Europe struggling; US and China rising; Australia benefits from their gains; the travel-to-consumer-goods shift causes inflation stress; UST 10yr at 1.09%; oil soft and gold firm; NZ$1 = 71.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2

Japan and Europe struggling; US and China rising; Australia benefits from their gains; the travel-to-consumer-goods shift causes inflation stress; UST 10yr at 1.09%; oil soft and gold firm; NZ$1 = 71.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2

US & Canadian data positive; China reserves grow; Japan & EU PMIs weaker; Aussie factories in good shape but retail sales slip; carmakers raise prices; UST 10yr at 1.09%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 71.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.1

US & Canadian data positive; China reserves grow; Japan & EU PMIs weaker; Aussie factories in good shape but retail sales slip; carmakers raise prices; UST 10yr at 1.09%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 71.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.1

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; more mortgage rate cuts, ChCh consents flood, PMI stumbles, CPI up, FPH rises further, swaps firm, NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; more mortgage rate cuts, ChCh consents flood, PMI stumbles, CPI up, FPH rises further, swaps firm, NZD firm, & more

More big banks slip into line with lower one year fixed rate home loan offers. BNZ is the latest, then ASB. But challenger banks still have lower rates on the table

More big banks slip into line with lower one year fixed rate home loan offers. BNZ is the latest, then ASB. But challenger banks still have lower rates on the table

US jobless claims rise again; Canada still leaking jobs; Japan's trade surplus rises; China's outbound investment modest; AU's jobless rate falls; UST 10yr at 1.10%; oil and gold slip; NZ$1 = 71.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2

US jobless claims rise again; Canada still leaking jobs; Japan's trade surplus rises; China's outbound investment modest; AU's jobless rate falls; UST 10yr at 1.10%; oil and gold slip; NZ$1 = 71.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no retail rate changes, good jobs indications, slow immigration, rising Treasury yields, swaps stable, NZD firms, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no retail rate changes, good jobs indications, slow immigration, rising Treasury yields, swaps stable, NZD firms, & more

US transition actually happens; US economy insecure; Canada warns of shrinkage; China FDI rises; Taiwan exports surge; BHP slashes coal values; UST 10yr at 1.10%; oil unchanged and gold up; NZ$1 = 71.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73

US transition actually happens; US economy insecure; Canada warns of shrinkage; China FDI rises; Taiwan exports surge; BHP slashes coal values; UST 10yr at 1.10%; oil unchanged and gold up; NZ$1 = 71.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; ANZ cuts rates, dairy prices rise, farms sales strong, lifestyle block sales stronger, swaps hold, NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; ANZ cuts rates, dairy prices rise, farms sales strong, lifestyle block sales stronger, swaps hold, NZD soft, & more

Dairy prices rise sharply; Pakistan falls out with China over B&R projects; airline Travel Pass launched; Aussie new house sales leap; UST 10yr at 1.10%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 71.1 USc; TWI-5 = 72.6

Dairy prices rise sharply; Pakistan falls out with China over B&R projects; airline Travel Pass launched; Aussie new house sales leap; UST 10yr at 1.10%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 71.1 USc; TWI-5 = 72.6

Another big bank has cut a key home loan rate, signaling that a new round of mortgage rate cuts are on their way. The RBNZ's FLP gives them the low cost funds to do this if they apply

Another big bank has cut a key home loan rate, signaling that a new round of mortgage rate cuts are on their way. The RBNZ's FLP gives them the low cost funds to do this if they apply

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; retail sales healthy, business confidence up, business lending improves, eyes on GDT auction, swaps stable, NZD unchanged, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; retail sales healthy, business confidence up, business lending improves, eyes on GDT auction, swaps stable, NZD unchanged, & more

SUVs now dominate the new car market even as car sales volumes fall. But hybrid sales manage to grow sharply despite the overall market pressures, powering NEVs to a 13% market share in 2020

SUVs now dominate the new car market even as car sales volumes fall. But hybrid sales manage to grow sharply despite the overall market pressures, powering NEVs to a 13% market share in 2020

China posts strong Q4 economic growth; but questions of inequality and productivity grow; Singapore's exports surge; Australia sees overseas travel unlikely in 2021; UST 10yr at 1.09%; oil stable and gold up; NZ$1 = 71.2 USc; TWI-5 = 72.7

China posts strong Q4 economic growth; but questions of inequality and productivity grow; Singapore's exports surge; Australia sees overseas travel unlikely in 2021; UST 10yr at 1.09%; oil stable and gold up; NZ$1 = 71.2 USc; TWI-5 = 72.7

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; median multiples rise, spot trades in the NZD jump, RBNZ's balance sheet swells, China impresses, swaps stable, NZD softer, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; median multiples rise, spot trades in the NZD jump, RBNZ's balance sheet swells, China impresses, swaps stable, NZD softer, & more

Car industry hits chip blockage; China commodity prices still rising; Canada promises firepower; US data weak; SEC to shake things up; UST 10yr at 1.09%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 71.3 USc; TWI-5 = 72.9

Car industry hits chip blockage; China commodity prices still rising; Canada promises firepower; US data weak; SEC to shake things up; UST 10yr at 1.09%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 71.3 USc; TWI-5 = 72.9

US readies a huge rescue package; US data weak; China makes big gains; Canada readies some firepower; Australia says it has done enough; UST 10yr at 1.10%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 71.5 USc; TWI-5 = 73

US readies a huge rescue package; US data weak; China makes big gains; Canada readies some firepower; Australia says it has done enough; UST 10yr at 1.10%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 71.5 USc; TWI-5 = 73

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; a TD rate cut, sellers market for housing, eyes in inflation, RBNZ updates on security issue, swaps unchanged, NZD firmer, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; a TD rate cut, sellers market for housing, eyes in inflation, RBNZ updates on security issue, swaps unchanged, NZD firmer, & more

2020 capped with a +19% rise in house prices for the year despite a sharp jump in volumes sold. Prices were up $323/day in December in Auckland, according to REINZ data

2020 capped with a +19% rise in house prices for the year despite a sharp jump in volumes sold. Prices were up $323/day in December in Auckland, according to REINZ data

US jobless claims surge; Japanese machine orders recover; China books record trade surpluses; Indonesian retail slumps; Sydney rents fall; UST 10yr at 1.10%; oil stable and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.2 USc; TWI-5 = 73.5

US jobless claims surge; Japanese machine orders recover; China books record trade surpluses; Indonesian retail slumps; Sydney rents fall; UST 10yr at 1.10%; oil stable and gold down; NZ$1 = 72.2 USc; TWI-5 = 73.5