David Chaston

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; more rates cuts, more bounce-back data, Crown accounts further in the red, auction market buoyant, swaps hold, NZD unchanged, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; more rates cuts, more bounce-back data, Crown accounts further in the red, auction market buoyant, swaps hold, NZD unchanged, & more

US jobless claims high, support nears end; China CPI rate stops falling; China office overbuilding grows; Aussie house lending dives; Australia warns on China; UST 10yr yield at 0.61%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 65.7 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3

US jobless claims high, support nears end; China CPI rate stops falling; China office overbuilding grows; Aussie house lending dives; Australia warns on China; UST 10yr yield at 0.61%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 65.7 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; more rate cuts, better local bounceback data, Govt bond tender popular, China-Australia fight gets uglier, swaps unchanged, NZD firms, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; more rate cuts, better local bounceback data, Govt bond tender popular, China-Australia fight gets uglier, swaps unchanged, NZD firms, & more

Westpac matches ANZ and Bank of China with a one year 2.55% one year fixed 'special', a market-leading rate. Westpac also cuts almost all its term deposit rates

Westpac matches ANZ and Bank of China with a one year 2.55% one year fixed 'special', a market-leading rate. Westpac also cuts almost all its term deposit rates

US consumer credit balances fall; MNC tax cheating clearer; Facebook's own audit pans company; Australia effectively suspends responsible lending rules; UST 10yr yield at 0.65%; oil unchanged and gold up; NZ$1 = 65.7 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3

US consumer credit balances fall; MNC tax cheating clearer; Facebook's own audit pans company; Australia effectively suspends responsible lending rules; UST 10yr yield at 0.65%; oil unchanged and gold up; NZ$1 = 65.7 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; a key mortgage rate cut, many TD cuts, dairy prices jump, housing value up sharply, swaps unchanged, NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; a key mortgage rate cut, many TD cuts, dairy prices jump, housing value up sharply, swaps unchanged, NZD soft, & more

Dairy prices jump; US retails sales slip; Japanese households pull back; EU hole gets deeper; Australian banks extend mortgage deferrals; UST 10yr yield at 0.65%; oil unchanged and gold up; NZ$1 = 65.6 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3

Dairy prices jump; US retails sales slip; Japanese households pull back; EU hole gets deeper; Australian banks extend mortgage deferrals; UST 10yr yield at 0.65%; oil unchanged and gold up; NZ$1 = 65.6 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3

ANZ cuts all its 'special' home loan rates, with two of them down to market-leading levels and probably sparking a renewed round of rate slicing. It is also cutting almost all its term deposit rates

ANZ cuts all its 'special' home loan rates, with two of them down to market-leading levels and probably sparking a renewed round of rate slicing. It is also cutting almost all its term deposit rates

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; business confidence stays weak, Barfoot's auction activity firm, hospitality lags retail's bounce, swaps steepen, NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; business confidence stays weak, Barfoot's auction activity firm, hospitality lags retail's bounce, swaps steepen, NZD firm, & more

US service sector rising; China equities lead Wall Street; weak data from many economies; virus toll rising faster; UST 10yr yield at 0.70%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 65.6 USc; TWI-5 = 70.2

US service sector rising; China equities lead Wall Street; weak data from many economies; virus toll rising faster; UST 10yr yield at 0.70%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 65.6 USc; TWI-5 = 70.2

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; more TD rate cuts, ACC levies to stay unchanged, commodity prices soft, Shanghai equities on a tear; swaps unchanged, NZX firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; more TD rate cuts, ACC levies to stay unchanged, commodity prices soft, Shanghai equities on a tear; swaps unchanged, NZX firm, & more

Most Asian economies contracting, except China; Australia and US face fiscal cliffs; Vancouver housing back to normal; eyes on Q2 corporate earnings; UST 10yr yield at 0.67%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 65.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.2

Most Asian economies contracting, except China; Australia and US face fiscal cliffs; Vancouver housing back to normal; eyes on Q2 corporate earnings; UST 10yr yield at 0.67%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 65.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.2

Household financial choices are suddenly driving some important shifts in how banks are funded. Businesses are also conserving cash and keeping it in short term accounts. Meanwhile, banks are finding it hard to lend it out

Household financial choices are suddenly driving some important shifts in how banks are funded. Businesses are also conserving cash and keeping it in short term accounts. Meanwhile, banks are finding it hard to lend it out

US economy shrinking but Wall Street is up; Singapore and Japan contracting; China growing but hit by floods; Aussie retail recovers; UST 10yr yield at 0.67%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 65.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.2

US economy shrinking but Wall Street is up; Singapore and Japan contracting; China growing but hit by floods; Aussie retail recovers; UST 10yr yield at 0.67%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 65.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.2

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; agents see lower house prices, used imports preferred to new cars, swaps unchanged, NZD firmer, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; agents see lower house prices, used imports preferred to new cars, swaps unchanged, NZD firmer, & more

US non-farm payrolls less-worse than expected; US trade deficit at new record; China vehicle sales rise; Wall Street heads for good gains; UST 10yr yield at 0.67%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 64.7 USc; TWI-5 = 70

US non-farm payrolls less-worse than expected; US trade deficit at new record; China vehicle sales rise; Wall Street heads for good gains; UST 10yr yield at 0.67%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 64.7 USc; TWI-5 = 70

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; TSB cuts mortgage rates, Barfoots sales volumes solid, FMA frustrated, another huge Govt bond tender, swaps steepen and rise, NZD rises, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; TSB cuts mortgage rates, Barfoots sales volumes solid, FMA frustrated, another huge Govt bond tender, swaps steepen and rise, NZD rises, & more

Jobs the weakness in factory rebound; US car sales weak; China expands while others contract; Aussie house prices slip; UST 10yr yield at 0.68%; oil firm but gold soft; NZ$1 = 64.7 USc; TWI-5 = 69.5

Jobs the weakness in factory rebound; US car sales weak; China expands while others contract; Aussie house prices slip; UST 10yr yield at 0.68%; oil firm but gold soft; NZ$1 = 64.7 USc; TWI-5 = 69.5

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; many more retail rate cuts, housing now a buyers market, high residential building consents issued, swaps steepen, NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; many more retail rate cuts, housing now a buyers market, high residential building consents issued, swaps steepen, NZD firm, & more

US economic data very weak; US housing stress rises; China factory PMIs expanding faster; Aussie housing risks rise; markets ignore risks; UST 10yr yield at 0.65%; oil soft and gold at eight year high; NZ$1 = 64.5 USc; TWI-5 = 69.4

US economic data very weak; US housing stress rises; China factory PMIs expanding faster; Aussie housing risks rise; markets ignore risks; UST 10yr yield at 0.65%; oil soft and gold at eight year high; NZ$1 = 64.5 USc; TWI-5 = 69.4

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; job losses coming, farmer confidence low, consumer debt levels fall, TD balances rise, swaps stable, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; job losses coming, farmer confidence low, consumer debt levels fall, TD balances rise, swaps stable, NZD stable, & more

Bouncebacks for US house sales, Canadian building permits, Japan retail sales fail to inspire; China exerts social control through banking; UST 10yr yield at 0.64%; oil firm and gold soft; NZ$1 = 64.1 USc; TWI-5 = 69.1

Bouncebacks for US house sales, Canadian building permits, Japan retail sales fail to inspire; China exerts social control through banking; UST 10yr yield at 0.64%; oil firm and gold soft; NZ$1 = 64.1 USc; TWI-5 = 69.1

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; more TD rate cuts, pay cuts hit hard, RBNZ drifts north faster, trans-Tasman bubble slips away; swaps lower & flatter, NZD holds firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; more TD rate cuts, pay cuts hit hard, RBNZ drifts north faster, trans-Tasman bubble slips away; swaps lower & flatter, NZD holds firm, & more

China data better than most but still somber; US Fed restricts big banks further; US households spending unsustainable; IMF warns; US COVID cases out of control; UST 10yr yield at 0.64%; oil soft and gold up; NZ$1 = 64.2 USc; TWI-5 = 69.2

China data better than most but still somber; US Fed restricts big banks further; US households spending unsustainable; IMF warns; US COVID cases out of control; UST 10yr yield at 0.64%; oil soft and gold up; NZ$1 = 64.2 USc; TWI-5 = 69.2

Fed imposes restraints on banks; US consumer sentiment weak; US spending and income tracks unsustainable; Wall Street sinks; China doused; RBA reveals fears; UST 10yr yield at 0.64%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 64.3 USc; TWI-5 = 69.2

Fed imposes restraints on banks; US consumer sentiment weak; US spending and income tracks unsustainable; Wall Street sinks; China doused; RBA reveals fears; UST 10yr yield at 0.64%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 64.3 USc; TWI-5 = 69.2