David Chaston

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Heartland's record low mortgage rates, used are imports shrink, local authority taxes up more than 3 times inflation, swaps yo-yo up, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; Heartland's record low mortgage rates, used are imports shrink, local authority taxes up more than 3 times inflation, swaps yo-yo up, NZD stable, & more

Major equity markets rally; air travel and air cargo volumes sink; US service sector growth confusing, Canada cuts by -50 bps; China restart uncertain; Aussie stimulus awaited; UST 10yr yield at 0.97%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 62.8 USc; TWI-5 = 68.1

Major equity markets rally; air travel and air cargo volumes sink; US service sector growth confusing, Canada cuts by -50 bps; China restart uncertain; Aussie stimulus awaited; UST 10yr yield at 0.97%; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 62.8 USc; TWI-5 = 68.1

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Kiwibank trims rates, house prices rising, building consents up, petrol down, swaps in steep fall again, NZD holds, & much more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Kiwibank trims rates, house prices rising, building consents up, petrol down, swaps in steep fall again, NZD holds, & much more

US Fed makes emergency rate cut; markets recoil again; virus rises sharply outside China; dairy prices resilient; RBA cuts; UST 10yr yield at 1.04%; oil holds, gold jumps; NZ$1 = 63 USc; TWI-5 = 68.3

US Fed makes emergency rate cut; markets recoil again; virus rises sharply outside China; dairy prices resilient; RBA cuts; UST 10yr yield at 1.04%; oil holds, gold jumps; NZ$1 = 63 USc; TWI-5 = 68.3

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Kāinga Ora changes rates, car sales up,log prices slump, Govt. warns banks, RBA cuts, swaps recover, NZD up, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Kāinga Ora changes rates, car sales up,log prices slump, Govt. warns banks, RBA cuts, swaps recover, NZD up, & more

Markets stage a partial recovery; new order levels fall sharply globally; IMF & World Bank offer aid; QE expectations high; UST 10yr yield at 1.09%; oil and gold recover partly; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 68

Markets stage a partial recovery; new order levels fall sharply globally; IMF & World Bank offer aid; QE expectations high; UST 10yr yield at 1.09%; oil and gold recover partly; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 68

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Lending Crowd cuts loan rates, housing market buoyant; ANZ pays penalty, equity market turmoil; swaps sink, NZD lower, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; Lending Crowd cuts loan rates, housing market buoyant; ANZ pays penalty, equity market turmoil; swaps sink, NZD lower, & more

New Zealand's financial markets sink, with wholesale swap rates diving to unprecedented lows

New Zealand's financial markets sink, with wholesale swap rates diving to unprecedented lows

China's PMIs collapse; Covid-19 cases jump in murky data; US Fed says it will act; financial markets react with fear; UST 10yr yield at 1.16%; oil dives and gold tanks; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 68.2

China's PMIs collapse; Covid-19 cases jump in murky data; US Fed says it will act; financial markets react with fear; UST 10yr yield at 1.16%; oil dives and gold tanks; NZ$1 = 62.5 USc; TWI-5 = 68.2

Panic grips markets at the end of the week with weird changes in a fast-moving situation; background economic data ignored; Covid-19 fears overwhelm; UST 10yr yield at 1.17%; oil drops hard and gold collapses; NZ$1 = 62.2 USc; TWI-5 = 68.1

Panic grips markets at the end of the week with weird changes in a fast-moving situation; background economic data ignored; Covid-19 fears overwhelm; UST 10yr yield at 1.17%; oil drops hard and gold collapses; NZ$1 = 62.2 USc; TWI-5 = 68.1

Our currency takes a hit on rumours that Covid-19 has arrived. Wholesale swap rates sink as well

Our currency takes a hit on rumours that Covid-19 has arrived. Wholesale swap rates sink as well

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; no retail rate changes, Crown surplus rises, consumer confidence stable, rural debt shrinks, swap rates fall hard, NZD holds, & much more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; no retail rate changes, Crown surplus rises, consumer confidence stable, rural debt shrinks, swap rates fall hard, NZD holds, & much more

Pandemic declarations closer; equity losses grow; US economic data mixed; China struggles to get back to work. Aussie capex very weak; UST 10yr yield at 1.31%; oil down again but gold up; NZ$1 = 63.2 USc; TWI-5 = 69.1

Pandemic declarations closer; equity losses grow; US economic data mixed; China struggles to get back to work. Aussie capex very weak; UST 10yr yield at 1.31%; oil down again but gold up; NZ$1 = 63.2 USc; TWI-5 = 69.1

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; a sharp TD rate hike, Fonterra affirms milk price, ANZ worried about business confidence, Govt outlines its virus plans, swaps lower, NZD lower, & much more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; a sharp TD rate hike, Fonterra affirms milk price, ANZ worried about business confidence, Govt outlines its virus plans, swaps lower, NZD lower, & much more

Market panic met with huge deficit spending plan in Hong Kong, huge Chinese "investment" projects; markets turn unsure of next direction; UST 10yr yield at 1.32%; oil down and gold retreats further; NZ$1 = 63 USc; TWI-5 = 69.1

Market panic met with huge deficit spending plan in Hong Kong, huge Chinese "investment" projects; markets turn unsure of next direction; UST 10yr yield at 1.32%; oil down and gold retreats further; NZ$1 = 63 USc; TWI-5 = 69.1

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, equity rout continues, no insurance cover, EY's (Aussie?) culture problem, swaps lower, NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, equity rout continues, no insurance cover, EY's (Aussie?) culture problem, swaps lower, NZD soft, & more

Wall Street ends Tuesday's session down sharply again, taking the two day drop to -6.3% for the S&P500 and -16 bps for the UST 10yr benchmark bond

Wall Street ends Tuesday's session down sharply again, taking the two day drop to -6.3% for the S&P500 and -16 bps for the UST 10yr benchmark bond

American consumers oblivious to risks, but Wall Street understands now; Hong Kong housing facing negative equity; IEA sees CO2 emissions flat; UST 10yr yield at 1.32%; oil unchanged and gold retreats; NZ$1 = 63.2 USc; TWI-5 = 69.2

American consumers oblivious to risks, but Wall Street understands now; Hong Kong housing facing negative equity; IEA sees CO2 emissions flat; UST 10yr yield at 1.32%; oil unchanged and gold retreats; NZ$1 = 63.2 USc; TWI-5 = 69.2

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; personal loan rate changes, strong auction pickup, equity market falls slow, swaps soft, NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; personal loan rate changes, strong auction pickup, equity market falls slow, swaps soft, NZD firm, & more

Pandemic fears grip equity markets despite first world data modestly positive; Is China restarting too soon? Malaysia in political turmoil; Aussie power grid 'critical'; UST 10yr yield at 1.36%; oil dives and gold jumps; NZ$1 = 63.5 USc; TWI-5 = 69.5

Pandemic fears grip equity markets despite first world data modestly positive; Is China restarting too soon? Malaysia in political turmoil; Aussie power grid 'critical'; UST 10yr yield at 1.36%; oil dives and gold jumps; NZ$1 = 63.5 USc; TWI-5 = 69.5

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday: some rate changes, retail sales growth lackluster, credit card balances fall, swaps sink, NZD low, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday: some rate changes, retail sales growth lackluster, credit card balances fall, swaps sink, NZD low, & more

G20 struggles with BEPS; Buffett warns on CEOs; COVID-19 moves out of China; China struggles with downturn; US feels effects; IMF downgrades growth; UST 10yr yield at 1.47%; oil flat and gold up; NZ$1 = 63.5 USc; TWI-5 = 69.6

G20 struggles with BEPS; Buffett warns on CEOs; COVID-19 moves out of China; China struggles with downturn; US feels effects; IMF downgrades growth; UST 10yr yield at 1.47%; oil flat and gold up; NZ$1 = 63.5 USc; TWI-5 = 69.6

Over the past ten years, KiwiSaver schemes have delivered less than half the returns the NZ Super Fund has, and in 2019 it was only marginally better

Over the past ten years, KiwiSaver schemes have delivered less than half the returns the NZ Super Fund has, and in 2019 it was only marginally better

Global supply chain at risk from China stall; US PMIs dive; Fed says prepare for recession; most data soft; China car and property sales collapse; UST 10yr yield at 1.47%; oil lower and gold jumps; NZ$1 = 63.5 USc; TWI-5 = 69.6

Global supply chain at risk from China stall; US PMIs dive; Fed says prepare for recession; most data soft; China car and property sales collapse; UST 10yr yield at 1.47%; oil lower and gold jumps; NZ$1 = 63.5 USc; TWI-5 = 69.6

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; some late retail rate changes, NZ businesses in China hit, Kiwibank profit falls, KiwiSaver funds grow, swaps lower, NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; some late retail rate changes, NZ businesses in China hit, Kiwibank profit falls, KiwiSaver funds grow, swaps lower, NZD soft, & more