David Chaston

HSBC ends its 1.99% fixed home loan offers, raising them to 2.25% after a two month run at the unusually low level. All eyes are on how the RBNZ will react to rising international benchmark rates

HSBC ends its 1.99% fixed home loan offers, raising them to 2.25% after a two month run at the unusually low level. All eyes are on how the RBNZ will react to rising international benchmark rates

IMF sees growth rising in first world, but developing world to struggle; China PMIs weaken; US jobs growth surges; Yellen calls for big tax changes; UST 10yr at 1.71%; oil jumps and gold lower; NZ$1 = 70.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.1

IMF sees growth rising in first world, but developing world to struggle; China PMIs weaken; US jobs growth surges; Yellen calls for big tax changes; UST 10yr at 1.71%; oil jumps and gold lower; NZ$1 = 70.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.1

US employment surges; factories are busier worldwide; China's rise eases off; IMF warns of risks in two-speed recoveries; UST 10yr at 1.71%; oil holds and gold recovers; NZ$1 = 70.2 USc; TWI-5 = 72.9

US employment surges; factories are busier worldwide; China's rise eases off; IMF warns of risks in two-speed recoveries; UST 10yr at 1.71%; oil holds and gold recovers; NZ$1 = 70.2 USc; TWI-5 = 72.9

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; CoreLogic's HPI jumps again, consumer attitudes shift, Crown Accounts improve, bond tender yields rise, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; CoreLogic's HPI jumps again, consumer attitudes shift, Crown Accounts improve, bond tender yields rise, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more

Biden launches huge infrastructure plan; US payroll and factory data positive; China PMIs rise; China reports funds outflow; South Korea factories busier; UST 10yr at 1.73%; oil holds and gold recovers; NZ$1 = 70 USc; TWI-5 = 72.7

Biden launches huge infrastructure plan; US payroll and factory data positive; China PMIs rise; China reports funds outflow; South Korea factories busier; UST 10yr at 1.73%; oil holds and gold recovers; NZ$1 = 70 USc; TWI-5 = 72.7

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; light rail runs off track, business confidence slips, Auckland DTIs blow out, another $1 bln in FLP, swaps rise, NZD stable, & much more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; light rail runs off track, business confidence slips, Auckland DTIs blow out, another $1 bln in FLP, swaps rise, NZD stable, & much more

US retail sales stutter but confidence surges; China readies huge African iron ore supply; Japanese retail sales rise; Brisbane faces Easter lockdown; UST 10yr at 1.72%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 69.7 USc; TWI-5 = 72.5

US retail sales stutter but confidence surges; China readies huge African iron ore supply; Japanese retail sales rise; Brisbane faces Easter lockdown; UST 10yr at 1.72%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 69.7 USc; TWI-5 = 72.5

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; building consents falter, another FLP draw, household net worth up, gold down, swaps & bonds up, NZD flat, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; building consents falter, another FLP draw, household net worth up, gold down, swaps & bonds up, NZD flat, & more

Suez Canal reopens; US factories busy; ugly Wall Street liquidation; China raising export prices; Aussie housing activity high; Brisbane lockdown; UST 10yr at 1.71%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 70.1 USc; TWI-5 = 72.6

Suez Canal reopens; US factories busy; ugly Wall Street liquidation; China raising export prices; Aussie housing activity high; Brisbane lockdown; UST 10yr at 1.71%; oil up and gold down; NZ$1 = 70.1 USc; TWI-5 = 72.6

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Westpac adds +20bps, ANZ delivers Bonus Bonds return, job levels dip, crane activity up, huge CCC submission volumes, swaps & NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Westpac adds +20bps, ANZ delivers Bonus Bonds return, job levels dip, crane activity up, huge CCC submission volumes, swaps & NZD stable, & more

Eyes on Egyptian tides; China growth and profits rise; South Korea confidence up; US trade deficit worst; Aussie SME's face severe stress; UST 10yr at 1.67%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 70 USc; TWI-5 = 72.4

Eyes on Egyptian tides; China growth and profits rise; South Korea confidence up; US trade deficit worst; Aussie SME's face severe stress; UST 10yr at 1.67%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 70 USc; TWI-5 = 72.4

Rise in US consumer sentiment; US trade deficit sinks to new record; China's 2021 growth upgraded; Australia faces huge SME stress; UST 10yr at 1.64%; oil and gold rally; NZ$1 = 69.9 USc; TWI-5 = 72.4

Rise in US consumer sentiment; US trade deficit sinks to new record; China's 2021 growth upgraded; Australia faces huge SME stress; UST 10yr at 1.64%; oil and gold rally; NZ$1 = 69.9 USc; TWI-5 = 72.4

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; workers unconfident about their jobs, Govt to spread its banking favours, eyes on net worth, swaps stable, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; workers unconfident about their jobs, Govt to spread its banking favours, eyes on net worth, swaps stable, NZD stable, & more

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?