David Chaston

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Heartland moves down, Rabobank to move north, used import sales rise, RBA watching global trends nervously, swaps down again, NZD up, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Heartland moves down, Rabobank to move north, used import sales rise, RBA watching global trends nervously, swaps down again, NZD up, & more

American service sector growth dissolves; eyes on non-farm payrolls; Canada housing recovers; EU services also weaken; Aussie service sector expands faster; UST 10yr yield at 1.53%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 63.1 USc; TWI-5 = 68.5

American service sector growth dissolves; eyes on non-farm payrolls; Canada housing recovers; EU services also weaken; Aussie service sector expands faster; UST 10yr yield at 1.53%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 63.1 USc; TWI-5 = 68.5

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; a 2.95% mortgage rate, Teslas sell locally, online supermarket shopping soars, swap rates sink further, NZD firms, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; a 2.95% mortgage rate, Teslas sell locally, online supermarket shopping soars, swap rates sink further, NZD firms, & more

Equity markets in sharp falls; US jobs growth wanes; WTO ruling invokes more tariffs; Japan consumers gloomy; Aussie rate cut contested; UST 10yr yield at 1.59%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 62.6 USc; TWI-5 = 68.2

Equity markets in sharp falls; US jobs growth wanes; WTO ruling invokes more tariffs; Japan consumers gloomy; Aussie rate cut contested; UST 10yr yield at 1.59%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 62.6 USc; TWI-5 = 68.2

KiwiSaver provider Simplicity announces a mortgage offer for first home buyer members that features a startlingly low floating interest rate well below current fund returns, solely funded by member contributions

KiwiSaver provider Simplicity announces a mortgage offer for first home buyer members that features a startlingly low floating interest rate well below current fund returns, solely funded by member contributions

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; few rate changes, housing market turns up, Tatua stars again, more pommie regulators, cash under threat, swaps sink, NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; few rate changes, housing market turns up, Tatua stars again, more pommie regulators, cash under threat, swaps sink, NZD soft, & more

Dairy prices flat; US factories contracting; Canada GDP stalls; WTO cuts trade growth forecast sharply; Japan PMIs weak; RBA cuts, Aussie consents tank; UST 10yr yield at 1.64%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 62.4 USc; TWI-5 = 68.1

Dairy prices flat; US factories contracting; Canada GDP stalls; WTO cuts trade growth forecast sharply; Japan PMIs weak; RBA cuts, Aussie consents tank; UST 10yr yield at 1.64%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 62.4 USc; TWI-5 = 68.1

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; another very hot mortgage rate; quiet start to Spring housing market, another bad business confidence survey, swaps steepen, NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; another very hot mortgage rate; quiet start to Spring housing market, another bad business confidence survey, swaps steepen, NZD soft, & more

Chinese bank ICBC sharpens its home loan rate card with fixed rate offers as low at 3.18% and no 'special' rate above 4%, closely following its main rivals

Chinese bank ICBC sharpens its home loan rate card with fixed rate offers as low at 3.18% and no 'special' rate above 4%, closely following its main rivals

US industrial data weakens; China industrial data firms; Japan raises GST, EU jobless rate lower; Aussies more dependent on China; UST 10yr yield at 1.68%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 62.6 USc; TWI-5 = 68.3

US industrial data weakens; China industrial data firms; Japan raises GST, EU jobless rate lower; Aussies more dependent on China; UST 10yr yield at 1.68%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 62.6 USc; TWI-5 = 68.3

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; a reverse mortgage rate cut, TD cuts, residential consents strong, business confidence negative, regional hubs, swaps & NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; a reverse mortgage rate cut, TD cuts, residential consents strong, business confidence negative, regional hubs, swaps & NZD soft, & more

China profits drop; PBoC struggles to hold yuan rate; trade war skirmishes continue; key US data weak; EU sentiment weak; UST 10yr yield at 1.69%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 63 USc; TWI-5 = 68.6

China profits drop; PBoC struggles to hold yuan rate; trade war skirmishes continue; key US data weak; EU sentiment weak; UST 10yr yield at 1.69%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 63 USc; TWI-5 = 68.6

US mulls blocking China from its capital markets; US durable goods orders fall, consumer spending slows; China profits drop; EU sentiment down; UST 10yr 1.68%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 62.9 USc; TWI-5 = 68.5

US mulls blocking China from its capital markets; US durable goods orders fall, consumer spending slows; China profits drop; EU sentiment down; UST 10yr 1.68%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 62.9 USc; TWI-5 = 68.5

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; key mortgage rates coalesce, Tony Alexander resigns, new homes completed surge, NZ Post posts big loss, swaps & NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; key mortgage rates coalesce, Tony Alexander resigns, new homes completed surge, NZ Post posts big loss, swaps & NZD soft, & more

While most of the main banks have settled on 3.49% as their new two year fixed mortgage rate, the question is, will they jump lower again?

While most of the main banks have settled on 3.49% as their new two year fixed mortgage rate, the question is, will they jump lower again?

Huge US trade deficit unchanged; US investment growth sags; US home sales flat; Mexico cuts rate; China targets profit-hiding; ASIC's rules under fire; UST 10yr yield at 1.69%; oil unchanged and gold up; NZ$1 = 63 USc; TWI-5 = 68.6

Huge US trade deficit unchanged; US investment growth sags; US home sales flat; Mexico cuts rate; China targets profit-hiding; ASIC's rules under fire; UST 10yr yield at 1.69%; oil unchanged and gold up; NZ$1 = 63 USc; TWI-5 = 68.6

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; TSB trims some rates, foreign investment rises, Fonterra resets strategy, confidence drops for jobs, farmers and by Adrian Orr, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; TSB trims some rates, foreign investment rises, Fonterra resets strategy, confidence drops for jobs, farmers and by Adrian Orr, swaps stable, NZD soft, & more

US-Japan trade deal done; US new home sales rise; Fed still scrambling with liquidity pressures; world trade still expanding; ASIC curtailed; UST 10yr yield at 1.72%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 62.8 USc; TWI-5 = 68.3

US-Japan trade deal done; US new home sales rise; Fed still scrambling with liquidity pressures; world trade still expanding; ASIC curtailed; UST 10yr yield at 1.72%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 62.8 USc; TWI-5 = 68.3

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; some SBS Bank rate changes, RBNZ holds, bigger trade deficit, ACC books big loss, new bank licensing, swaps lower, NZD higher, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; some SBS Bank rate changes, RBNZ holds, bigger trade deficit, ACC books big loss, new bank licensing, swaps lower, NZD higher, & more

US confidence falters; Wall Street down; China orders soybean from Brazil; Japan expands; EU courts block Brussels; Austrac challenges PayPal; UST 10yr yield at 1.64%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 63.2 USc; TWI-5 = 68.5

US confidence falters; Wall Street down; China orders soybean from Brazil; Japan expands; EU courts block Brussels; Austrac challenges PayPal; UST 10yr yield at 1.64%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 63.2 USc; TWI-5 = 68.5

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes ahead of RBNZ review, Youi folds in NZ, more Census updates, swaps unchanged, NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes ahead of RBNZ review, Youi folds in NZ, more Census updates, swaps unchanged, NZD firm, & more

US PMIs limp; Canada wholesale trade rises; China raises priority for new debt-based stimulus; EU PMIs signal prolonged sag; Aussie banks ease serviceability test; UST 10yr yield at 1.71%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 62.9 USc; TWI-5 = 68.4

US PMIs limp; Canada wholesale trade rises; China raises priority for new debt-based stimulus; EU PMIs signal prolonged sag; Aussie banks ease serviceability test; UST 10yr yield at 1.71%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 62.9 USc; TWI-5 = 68.4

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; no rate changes, housing shortage spreads, Green Fund open, swaps lower, NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; no rate changes, housing shortage spreads, Green Fund open, swaps lower, NZD soft, & more

Chinese decline rural visit during trade talks; US grows its exemption list; ; China trims bank rates; India cuts corporate tax rate; UST 10yr yield at 1.72%; oil unchanged and gold up; NZ$1 = 62.6 USc; TWI-5 = 67.9

Chinese decline rural visit during trade talks; US grows its exemption list; ; China trims bank rates; India cuts corporate tax rate; UST 10yr yield at 1.72%; oil unchanged and gold up; NZ$1 = 62.6 USc; TWI-5 = 67.9

We look at the data of how much of New Zealand is owned by foreigners. Even though foreign ownership is at record levels, it is now at its lowest proportion since modern records began

We look at the data of how much of New Zealand is owned by foreigners. Even though foreign ownership is at record levels, it is now at its lowest proportion since modern records began