David Chaston

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; few rate changes, car sales sag, big construction completions, household net worth rises, swaps up, NZD steady, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; few rate changes, car sales sag, big construction completions, household net worth rises, swaps up, NZD steady, & more

US household wealth recovers; China tightens capital controls; US trade slips; OECD sees rising inflation; ECB opens door to cuts; UST 10yr yield at 2.12%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 71

US household wealth recovers; China tightens capital controls; US trade slips; OECD sees rising inflation; ECB opens door to cuts; UST 10yr yield at 2.12%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 66.3 USc; TWI-5 = 71

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; many rate changes, mixed housing data, huge Crown profit, feeble DIRA reform, swaps hold, NZD firms, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; many rate changes, mixed housing data, huge Crown profit, feeble DIRA reform, swaps hold, NZD firms, & more

US job concerns; services sector expansion slows; World Bank cuts China growth forecast; Canada housing variable; Aussie growth slows; UST 10yr yield at 2.12%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 66.2 USc; TWI-5 = 71

US job concerns; services sector expansion slows; World Bank cuts China growth forecast; Canada housing variable; Aussie growth slows; UST 10yr yield at 2.12%; oil down and gold up; NZ$1 = 66.2 USc; TWI-5 = 71

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; some more rate cuts, terms of trade worsens, house listings rise, swap rates lower, NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; some more rate cuts, terms of trade worsens, house listings rise, swap rates lower, NZD firm, & more

Global PMI's fall, US construction spending down; Japan posts some good data; equities falling; eyes on RBA expecting rate cut; UST 10yr droops to 2.07%; oil slumps and gold leaps; NZ$1 = 66 USc; TWI-5 = 70.7

Global PMI's fall, US construction spending down; Japan posts some good data; equities falling; eyes on RBA expecting rate cut; UST 10yr droops to 2.07%; oil slumps and gold leaps; NZ$1 = 66 USc; TWI-5 = 70.7

May data from realestate.co.nz shows markets are buoyant in the South Island while the North Island appears largely to be in a holding position with most regions showing asking price falls

May data from realestate.co.nz shows markets are buoyant in the South Island while the North Island appears largely to be in a holding position with most regions showing asking price falls

India growth slows; airline profits fall; China sets up blacklist; US tariffs on Mexico spark Wall Street reversal; Aussie housing markets improve; UST 10yr 2.13%; oil sinks and gold jumps; NZ$1 = 65.4 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3

India growth slows; airline profits fall; China sets up blacklist; US tariffs on Mexico spark Wall Street reversal; Aussie housing markets improve; UST 10yr 2.13%; oil sinks and gold jumps; NZ$1 = 65.4 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3

Shifting competitive forces as housing markets weaken, regulators stir, and wholesale interest rates drop mean that Kiwi home loan borrowers may now be getting cheaper mortgages than their Aussie counterparts

Shifting competitive forces as housing markets weaken, regulators stir, and wholesale interest rates drop mean that Kiwi home loan borrowers may now be getting cheaper mortgages than their Aussie counterparts

Equity prices sink; bond prices jump; US tariff threats compound woes; US inflation up; Canada growth rises; China threatens a list; China PMIs mixed; UST 10yr 2.13%; oil sinks and gold jumps; NZ$1 = 65.4 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4

Equity prices sink; bond prices jump; US tariff threats compound woes; US inflation up; Canada growth rises; China threatens a list; China PMIs mixed; UST 10yr 2.13%; oil sinks and gold jumps; NZ$1 = 65.4 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; many rate changes, consumer confidence falls, debt grows, equities in weekly loss, swaps fall, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; many rate changes, consumer confidence falls, debt grows, equities in weekly loss, swaps fall, NZD stable, & more

US Q1 GDP revised down slightly; US inventories rise; US house sales fall; Wall Street slips; China mulls yuan defense; Aussie housing consents tank; UST 10yr 2.22%; oil slumps and gold up; NZ$1 = 65.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3

US Q1 GDP revised down slightly; US inventories rise; US house sales fall; Wall Street slips; China mulls yuan defense; Aussie housing consents tank; UST 10yr 2.22%; oil slumps and gold up; NZ$1 = 65.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70.3

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; a new low mortgage rate, TD cuts, 2019-20 Budget, housing consents sag, milk production slips, swaps up, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; a new low mortgage rate, TD cuts, 2019-20 Budget, housing consents sag, milk production slips, swaps up, NZD stable, & more

The mortgage rate cuts keep coming with 3.79% the new lower benchmark, this time set by a challenger bank. But these reductions come with matching term deposit cuts

The mortgage rate cuts keep coming with 3.79% the new lower benchmark, this time set by a challenger bank. But these reductions come with matching term deposit cuts

Bond yields suddenly price in three Fed cuts; Wall Street drops again; China makes rare earth threats; China debt balloons; air cargo trade drops; UST 10yr 2.24%; oil lower and gold up; NZ$1 = 65.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1

Bond yields suddenly price in three Fed cuts; Wall Street drops again; China makes rare earth threats; China debt balloons; air cargo trade drops; UST 10yr 2.24%; oil lower and gold up; NZ$1 = 65.1 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; more rate changes, mixed business confidence, TSB profit falls, swap rates drop, benchmark yields sink, NZD steady, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; more rate changes, mixed business confidence, TSB profit falls, swap rates drop, benchmark yields sink, NZD steady, & more

US consumer sentiment rises but business data weakens; China eases car restrictions further; G20 trade weakens; Aussie mortgage applications jump; UST 10yr 2.26%; oil unchanged and gold down; NZ$1 = 65.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4

US consumer sentiment rises but business data weakens; China eases car restrictions further; G20 trade weakens; Aussie mortgage applications jump; UST 10yr 2.26%; oil unchanged and gold down; NZ$1 = 65.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Many rate changes, house price expectations lower, online sales strong for locals, RBNZ consults the professors, swaps steady, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Many rate changes, house price expectations lower, online sales strong for locals, RBNZ consults the professors, swaps steady, NZD stable, & more

Equities rise while US on holiday; China profits drop; Hong Kong trade falls; Turkey clamps forex; Germany wants more bank capital; 10yr 2.32%; oil up and gold holds; NZ$1 = 65.4 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4

Equities rise while US on holiday; China profits drop; Hong Kong trade falls; Turkey clamps forex; Germany wants more bank capital; 10yr 2.32%; oil up and gold holds; NZ$1 = 65.4 USc; TWI-5 = 70.4

The latest offer from state-owned Kiwibank pushes the one year fixed rate down to 3.85% - and is accompanied by matching term deposit rates cuts

The latest offer from state-owned Kiwibank pushes the one year fixed rate down to 3.85% - and is accompanied by matching term deposit rates cuts

US durable goods orders dip; trade rhetoric rises; US adopts extreme currency policy; Huawei's troubles intensify; Japan adopts huge budget; UST 10yr 2.32%; oil down and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 65.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5

US durable goods orders dip; trade rhetoric rises; US adopts extreme currency policy; Huawei's troubles intensify; Japan adopts huge budget; UST 10yr 2.32%; oil down and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 65.5 USc; TWI-5 = 70.5

Seven of the eleven banks in the home loan business are offering a 3.89% fixed rate contract as both deposit rates and wholesale rates slide inexorably lower

Seven of the eleven banks in the home loan business are offering a 3.89% fixed rate contract as both deposit rates and wholesale rates slide inexorably lower

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; various rate cuts, dairy prices under review, farm sales mixed, retail sector softens, swaps unchanged, NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; various rate cuts, dairy prices under review, farm sales mixed, retail sector softens, swaps unchanged, NZD soft, & more

Dairy prices slip; US house sales lower; US softens Huawei restrictions; EU consumers less gloomy; RBA signals rate cut; APRA backs off; UST 10yr 2.43%; oil unchanged and gold lower; NZ$1 = 65 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1

Dairy prices slip; US house sales lower; US softens Huawei restrictions; EU consumers less gloomy; RBA signals rate cut; APRA backs off; UST 10yr 2.43%; oil unchanged and gold lower; NZ$1 = 65 USc; TWI-5 = 70.1

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes, eyes on dairy prices, credit card growth weak, RBA causes waves, swaps firm, NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes, eyes on dairy prices, credit card growth weak, RBA causes waves, swaps firm, NZD soft, & more