David Chaston

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no rate changes, quick behaviour changes, cold houses, election bidding starts, swaps rebound, NZD lower, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no rate changes, quick behaviour changes, cold houses, election bidding starts, swaps rebound, NZD lower, & more

Wall Street looks past China risks; US durable goods orders bounce back, consumer sentiment rises; WTO says China's virus response effective; Aussie business confidence sags; UST 10yr yield under 1.64%; oil up and gold falls; NZ$1 = 65.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.8

Wall Street looks past China risks; US durable goods orders bounce back, consumer sentiment rises; WTO says China's virus response effective; Aussie business confidence sags; UST 10yr yield under 1.64%; oil up and gold falls; NZ$1 = 65.3 USc; TWI-5 = 70.8

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes; ANZ sees trend outlook; Synlait raises payout forecast, Fitch ups LGFA outlook, swaps sink again, NZD lower, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes; ANZ sees trend outlook; Synlait raises payout forecast, Fitch ups LGFA outlook, swaps sink again, NZD lower, & more

Equities in full retreat as investors seek safety; US data not positive; China vastly understating infection levels; Australia faces new heatwave; UST 10yr yield under 1.61%; oil drops sharply and gold jumps; NZ$1 = 65.5 USc; TWI-5 = 71

Equities in full retreat as investors seek safety; US data not positive; China vastly understating infection levels; Australia faces new heatwave; UST 10yr yield under 1.61%; oil drops sharply and gold jumps; NZ$1 = 65.5 USc; TWI-5 = 71

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; no retail rate changes today. deposit stress grows for FHBs. livestock prices drop fast, swaps rates slump, NZD holds, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; no retail rate changes today. deposit stress grows for FHBs. livestock prices drop fast, swaps rates slump, NZD holds, & more

Full scale emergency in China; threat to world economy real; equity markets recoil; improving PMIs undermined; UST 10yr yield under 1.68%; oil drops sharply and gold up; NZ$1 = 66.1 USc; TWI-5 = 71.5

Full scale emergency in China; threat to world economy real; equity markets recoil; improving PMIs undermined; UST 10yr yield under 1.68%; oil drops sharply and gold up; NZ$1 = 66.1 USc; TWI-5 = 71.5

The S&P500 drops sharply on China impact; global PMI data sanguine; huge lockdown in China; action against stats fraud; Aussie PMIs contracting; UST 10yr yield at 1.68%; oil and gold drop; NZ$1 = 66.1 USc; TWI-5 = 71.4

The S&P500 drops sharply on China impact; global PMI data sanguine; huge lockdown in China; action against stats fraud; Aussie PMIs contracting; UST 10yr yield at 1.68%; oil and gold drop; NZ$1 = 66.1 USc; TWI-5 = 71.4

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; some interest rate changes, inflation rising, retailers struggling, credit card profiles changing, swaps flatter. NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; some interest rate changes, inflation rising, retailers struggling, credit card profiles changing, swaps flatter. NZD firm, & more

Equity markets tumble as coronavirus scare mounts; ECB holds, but to check strategy; EU consumer sentiment weak; Aussie part-time jobs rise; UST 10yr yield under 1.72%; oil drops sharply and gold up; NZ$1 = 65.8 USc; TWI-5 = 71.1

Equity markets tumble as coronavirus scare mounts; ECB holds, but to check strategy; EU consumer sentiment weak; Aussie part-time jobs rise; UST 10yr yield under 1.72%; oil drops sharply and gold up; NZ$1 = 65.8 USc; TWI-5 = 71.1

Kiwibank follows BNZ with new higher term deposit rate offers and sets its highest rate at just 200 days. And they have added a juicy incentive

Kiwibank follows BNZ with new higher term deposit rate offers and sets its highest rate at just 200 days. And they have added a juicy incentive

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; TD rate changes, SMEs grumpy still, immigration slowing, NZGB yields up, swaps up, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; TD rate changes, SMEs grumpy still, immigration slowing, NZGB yields up, swaps up, NZD stable, & more

US data weak although house sales pick up; Canada on hold; China SOE bond issuance jumps; Australian consumer sentiment falls; UST 10yr yield under 1.77%; oil drops and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 65.9 USc; TWI-5 = 71.1

US data weak although house sales pick up; Canada on hold; China SOE bond issuance jumps; Australian consumer sentiment falls; UST 10yr yield under 1.77%; oil drops and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 65.9 USc; TWI-5 = 71.1

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no rate changes, dairy prices up, job ads down, few farms sell, Aussie confidence low, swap rates up, NZD down, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no rate changes, dairy prices up, job ads down, few farms sell, Aussie confidence low, swap rates up, NZD down, & more

Dairy prices rise again; Equity markets fall on fears; Taiwan reports rising growth; EU sentiment jumps unexpectedly; BHP coal output stunted by bushfires; UST 10yr yield under 1.78%; oil unchanged and gold lower; NZ$1 = 66.1 USc; TWI-5 = 71.4

Dairy prices rise again; Equity markets fall on fears; Taiwan reports rising growth; EU sentiment jumps unexpectedly; BHP coal output stunted by bushfires; UST 10yr yield under 1.78%; oil unchanged and gold lower; NZ$1 = 66.1 USc; TWI-5 = 71.4

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; BNZ raises a key TD rate; BNZ seeks wholesale funds, PSI sinks, UDC back on the block, equity markets wobble, swaps rise, NZD holds, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; BNZ raises a key TD rate; BNZ seeks wholesale funds, PSI sinks, UDC back on the block, equity markets wobble, swaps rise, NZD holds, & more

BNZ reverses the trend of ever lower term deposit rate offers with a Chinese New Year 'special' that is close to the best offer in the market for any bank

BNZ reverses the trend of ever lower term deposit rate offers with a Chinese New Year 'special' that is close to the best offer in the market for any bank

IMF records growth declines but no rebound; Moody's trims Hong Kong credit rating; China coronavirus spreading; Japan output slumps; coal and iron ore prices rise; UST 10yr yield under 1.83%; oil and gold firm; NZ$1 = 66 USc; TWI-5 = 71.3

IMF records growth declines but no rebound; Moody's trims Hong Kong credit rating; China coronavirus spreading; Japan output slumps; coal and iron ore prices rise; UST 10yr yield under 1.83%; oil and gold firm; NZ$1 = 66 USc; TWI-5 = 71.3

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; no rate changes, livestock prices fall, ministers travelling, Aussie retail struggling, swaps and NZD unchanged, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; no rate changes, livestock prices fall, ministers travelling, Aussie retail struggling, swaps and NZD unchanged, & more

China births and economic growth slow; US factory output and job openings shrink; China growth outperforms US; Aussie tourism suffering; UST 10yr yield under 1.83%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 66.1 USc; TWI-5 = 71.4

China births and economic growth slow; US factory output and job openings shrink; China growth outperforms US; Aussie tourism suffering; UST 10yr yield under 1.83%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 66.1 USc; TWI-5 = 71.4

US data troubling, apart from housebuilding; China data healthy but population growth stalls; Aussie tourism suffering; equity markets rising; UST 10yr yield at 1.83%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 66.2 USc; TWI-5 = 71.4

US data troubling, apart from housebuilding; China data healthy but population growth stalls; Aussie tourism suffering; equity markets rising; UST 10yr yield at 1.83%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 66.2 USc; TWI-5 = 71.4

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; no rate changes but a home loan incentive is launched, PMIs contract, Kāinga Ora to borrow freely, GST tax collected jumps, swaps stable, NZF firmer, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; no rate changes but a home loan incentive is launched, PMIs contract, Kāinga Ora to borrow freely, GST tax collected jumps, swaps stable, NZF firmer, & more

Kiwibank makes an offer of a free five night Fiji holiday as an incentive for a home loan, kicking off the 2020 version of mortgage market competition

Kiwibank makes an offer of a free five night Fiji holiday as an incentive for a home loan, kicking off the 2020 version of mortgage market competition

Good December US retail data; Fed model sees US GDP slip; China new home prices stable; China bank debt eases in December; lending for housing up in Australia; UST 10yr yield under 1.81%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 66.4 USc; TWI-5 = 71.5

Good December US retail data; Fed model sees US GDP slip; China new home prices stable; China bank debt eases in December; lending for housing up in Australia; UST 10yr yield under 1.81%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 66.4 USc; TWI-5 = 71.5

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no rate changes, house prices up, wallets open, inflation risk rises, job ads more part-time, swaps hold, NZD firms, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no rate changes, house prices up, wallets open, inflation risk rises, job ads more part-time, swaps hold, NZD firms, & more

Capital gains from bonds can far exceed the coupon interest when interest rates fall, as they have done for years. The size of these gains is impressive

Capital gains from bonds can far exceed the coupon interest when interest rates fall, as they have done for years. The size of these gains is impressive