David Chaston

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; more interest-free lending, retail strong for food & drink, budget deficit halves, ANZ exec pay revealed; bond rates jump again, NZD firms again, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; more interest-free lending, retail strong for food & drink, budget deficit halves, ANZ exec pay revealed; bond rates jump again, NZD firms again, & more

Biden bounce pushed higher by vaccine success; China new car sales shine; Taiwan posts big trade surplus; UK weights move on PE tax breaks; UST 10y at 0.96%; oil rises and gold sinks; NZ$1 = 68.1 USc; TWI-5 = 71.1

Biden bounce pushed higher by vaccine success; China new car sales shine; Taiwan posts big trade surplus; UK weights move on PE tax breaks; UST 10y at 0.96%; oil rises and gold sinks; NZ$1 = 68.1 USc; TWI-5 = 71.1

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; a very low floating rate, affordable car insurance?, returning flock, higher milk price, swaps rise, NZD higher, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; a very low floating rate, affordable car insurance?, returning flock, higher milk price, swaps rise, NZD higher, & more

The bank with the lowest floating home loan rate has cut it aggressively again, setting it about 200 basis points lower than most rivals - provided you apply online (and without a broker)

The bank with the lowest floating home loan rate has cut it aggressively again, setting it about 200 basis points lower than most rivals - provided you apply online (and without a broker)

China exports rise, trade surplus with the US expands; RCEP in focus; China sets up more strikes at Aussie trade; US payrolls rise modestly; UST 10y at 0.82%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 67.7 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4

China exports rise, trade surplus with the US expands; RCEP in focus; China sets up more strikes at Aussie trade; US payrolls rise modestly; UST 10y at 0.82%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 67.7 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4

US election results clearer but no 'win' yet; US payrolls stay very weak; Canada payrolls ditto; RCEP summit near; China goes hard at Australia; UST 10y at 0.82%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 67.8 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5

US election results clearer but no 'win' yet; US payrolls stay very weak; Canada payrolls ditto; RCEP summit near; China goes hard at Australia; UST 10y at 0.82%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 67.8 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; a big mortgage rate cut, many TD cuts, realtor commissions jump, expected inflation rises, swaps stay very low, NZD rising, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; a big mortgage rate cut, many TD cuts, realtor commissions jump, expected inflation rises, swaps stay very low, NZD rising, & more

HSBC pushed fixed home loan rate offers lower yet again, with some market-leading low levels for their Premier product. They have cut TD rates as well. Meanwhile other banks are offering cashbacks more liberally

HSBC pushed fixed home loan rate offers lower yet again, with some market-leading low levels for their Premier product. They have cut TD rates as well. Meanwhile other banks are offering cashbacks more liberally

No US election result; more US jobless claims; China touts its import demand - and economic gains; Singapore retail shrinks; Australia's trade all about China; UST 10y at 0.79%; oil down and gold jumps; NZ$1 = 67.6 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5

No US election result; more US jobless claims; China touts its import demand - and economic gains; Singapore retail shrinks; Australia's trade all about China; UST 10y at 0.79%; oil down and gold jumps; NZ$1 = 67.6 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; TSB cuts mortgage rates, business confidence still subdued, more public funding for businesses, more ComCom complaints, swaps stay very low, NZD firms, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; TSB cuts mortgage rates, business confidence still subdued, more public funding for businesses, more ComCom complaints, swaps stay very low, NZD firms, & more

No US election result yet; jobs gains peter out; US trade deficit worse; air cargo volumes rise modestly; China services PMI expands; Aussie retail strong; UST 10y at 0.78%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 66.9 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1

No US election result yet; jobs gains peter out; US trade deficit worse; air cargo volumes rise modestly; China services PMI expands; Aussie retail strong; UST 10y at 0.78%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 66.9 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Barfoot sales jump, unemployment rises sharply, dairy prices fall, swap rates fall, NZD firms, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Barfoot sales jump, unemployment rises sharply, dairy prices fall, swap rates fall, NZD firms, & more

Markets up with guess on US election result; US data positive; China blocks Ant's IPO; China hits Australia again; RBA signals big QE; UST 10y at 0.89%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 67.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3

Markets up with guess on US election result; US data positive; China blocks Ant's IPO; China hits Australia again; RBA signals big QE; UST 10y at 0.89%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 67.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; more rate cuts, car sales in decline, too tight on the farm, house prices rise, excess bank liquidity, 2yr swap rate hits zero, NZD firms, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; more rate cuts, car sales in decline, too tight on the farm, house prices rise, excess bank liquidity, 2yr swap rate hits zero, NZD firms, & more

Sales of new cars in October continue to fall away, with no boost from rentals, NEVs or even utes. Only SUVs are still selling, even if at lower levels too

Sales of new cars in October continue to fall away, with no boost from rentals, NEVs or even utes. Only SUVs are still selling, even if at lower levels too

Global PMIs more positive than expected; China's factory PMI near 10yr high; eyes on RBA; UST 10y at 0.84%; oil stays down but gold up; NZ$1 = 66.2 USc; TWI-5 = 69.9

Global PMIs more positive than expected; China's factory PMI near 10yr high; eyes on RBA; UST 10y at 0.84%; oil stays down but gold up; NZ$1 = 66.2 USc; TWI-5 = 69.9

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; mixed retail rate changes, housing consents jump, real estate listings jump, retail sales rise, swaps stay low, NZD unchanged, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; mixed retail rate changes, housing consents jump, real estate listings jump, retail sales rise, swaps stay low, NZD unchanged, & more

Eyes on pandemic & US election; FDI falls sharply; China starts census; China's economy expands; other Asian economies mixed; UST 10y at 0.87%; oil down further but gold holds; NZ$1 = 66.2 USc; TWI-5 = 69.8

Eyes on pandemic & US election; FDI falls sharply; China starts census; China's economy expands; other Asian economies mixed; UST 10y at 0.87%; oil down further but gold holds; NZ$1 = 66.2 USc; TWI-5 = 69.8

FDI falls hard, recovery data good prior to new pandemic bite; Australia goes all-in on housing debt; Wall Street takes fright; UST 10y at 0.86%; oil down further but gold rises; NZ$1 = 66.1 USc; TWI-5 = 69.7

FDI falls hard, recovery data good prior to new pandemic bite; Australia goes all-in on housing debt; Wall Street takes fright; UST 10y at 0.86%; oil down further but gold rises; NZ$1 = 66.1 USc; TWI-5 = 69.7

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; consumer confidence low but rising, record mortgage debt, other borrowing falls, huge jump in bank deposits, swaps stay low, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; consumer confidence low but rising, record mortgage debt, other borrowing falls, huge jump in bank deposits, swaps stay low, NZD stable, & more

US GDP recovery leaves them short; jobless benefits shrink; Toyota sees China car buying surge; ECB signals new pandemic action; UST 10y at 0.84%; oil and gold drop hard; NZ$1 = 66.1 USc; TWI-5 = 69.7

US GDP recovery leaves them short; jobless benefits shrink; Toyota sees China car buying surge; ECB signals new pandemic action; UST 10y at 0.84%; oil and gold drop hard; NZ$1 = 66.1 USc; TWI-5 = 69.7

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; business confidence up, ANZ's profit falls, KiwiSaver returns hold up, financial literacy gender gap, swaps very low, NZD softer, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; business confidence up, ANZ's profit falls, KiwiSaver returns hold up, financial literacy gender gap, swaps very low, NZD softer, & more

US trade balance stay near record deficit; China Singles Day frenzy starts; more countries join carbon neutral target; equity markets dive; UST 10y at 0.76%; oil and gold drop hard; NZ$1 = 66.5 USc; TWI-5 = 69.9

US trade balance stay near record deficit; China Singles Day frenzy starts; more countries join carbon neutral target; equity markets dive; UST 10y at 0.76%; oil and gold drop hard; NZ$1 = 66.5 USc; TWI-5 = 69.9

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; ANZ makes many cuts, public sector hiring jumps, Treasury has wildly popular syndication, swaps low, NZD firmer, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; ANZ makes many cuts, public sector hiring jumps, Treasury has wildly popular syndication, swaps low, NZD firmer, & more

US durable goods orders tame, retail sales flat; US home ownership rises; China profits rise; free banking at risk; UST 10y at 0.78%; oil and gold firmer; NZ$1 = 67.2 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3

US durable goods orders tame, retail sales flat; US home ownership rises; China profits rise; free banking at risk; UST 10y at 0.78%; oil and gold firmer; NZ$1 = 67.2 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3