David Chaston

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes, sprawl visualisations updated, Mainzeal directors liable, ANZ ups dairy payout forecast, NZD strong, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes, sprawl visualisations updated, Mainzeal directors liable, ANZ ups dairy payout forecast, NZD strong, & more

Equities rise on trade deal hopes; US data weak; Mexico growth low; China blind to leverage; Australia unsold house inventory high; UST 10yr 2.68%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 68.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.3

Equities rise on trade deal hopes; US data weak; Mexico growth low; China blind to leverage; Australia unsold house inventory high; UST 10yr 2.68%; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 68.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.3

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; a TD cut, and a savings account review, retail sales firm, rural property weak, jail for advisers, swaps slip, NZD up, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; a TD cut, and a savings account review, retail sales firm, rural property weak, jail for advisers, swaps slip, NZD up, & more

While interest rate offers between banks for home loans or term deposits are tightly bunched, that is not the case for savings accounts

While interest rate offers between banks for home loans or term deposits are tightly bunched, that is not the case for savings accounts

US China trade talks likely to be extended; Buffett hit by mark-to-market; Fed mulls pullback; Canada retail lower; IMF wants fees for guarantee; UST 10yr 2.65%; oil and gold stable; NZ$1 = 68.4 USc; TWI-5 = 72.9

US China trade talks likely to be extended; Buffett hit by mark-to-market; Fed mulls pullback; Canada retail lower; IMF wants fees for guarantee; UST 10yr 2.65%; oil and gold stable; NZ$1 = 68.4 USc; TWI-5 = 72.9

Equities rise on trade hopes; Fed mulls pause in normalisation; Canada retail sales weak; China P2P industry in crisis; AU super risks; IMF calls for deposit guarantee fees; UST 10yr 2.65; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 68.5 USc; TWI-5 = 72.8

Equities rise on trade hopes; Fed mulls pause in normalisation; Canada retail sales weak; China P2P industry in crisis; AU super risks; IMF calls for deposit guarantee fees; UST 10yr 2.65; oil and gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 68.5 USc; TWI-5 = 72.8

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; no rate changes, broader affordability, Goff wants the 15% on rates, credit card interest cost, swaps, NZD slips, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; no rate changes, broader affordability, Goff wants the 15% on rates, credit card interest cost, swaps, NZD slips, & more

US business investment falls; US PMIs up; US house sales down; China limits Aussie coal imports; Japan & EU PMIs weak; ALP saves brokers; UST 10yr 2.69; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 68 USc; TWI-5 = 72.6

US business investment falls; US PMIs up; US house sales down; China limits Aussie coal imports; Japan & EU PMIs weak; ALP saves brokers; UST 10yr 2.69; oil and gold down; NZ$1 = 68 USc; TWI-5 = 72.6

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; it's all about the TWG report and the reactions, plus DHB poor financial management, productivity drops, swap rates fall, NZD soft, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; it's all about the TWG report and the reactions, plus DHB poor financial management, productivity drops, swap rates fall, NZD soft, & more

Eyes on US Fed minutes; ECB ponders new QE; Glencore does about-face on coal; US imports from China boom; Japan trade deficit swells; UST 10yr 2.64%; oil and gold rise; NZ$1 = 68.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.1

Eyes on US Fed minutes; ECB ponders new QE; Glencore does about-face on coal; US imports from China boom; Japan trade deficit swells; UST 10yr 2.64%; oil and gold rise; NZ$1 = 68.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.1

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; some TD rate cuts, record low birth rate, producer prices rising, house price expectations dip, swaps, NZD stays up, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; some TD rate cuts, record low birth rate, producer prices rising, house price expectations dip, swaps, NZD stays up, & more

Three more banks cut term deposit rates as offers bunch up in a tighter range. UDC exits. ANZ is the latest to trim its rate card following Westpac and the Cooperative Bank

Three more banks cut term deposit rates as offers bunch up in a tighter range. UDC exits. ANZ is the latest to trim its rate card following Westpac and the Cooperative Bank

Dairy prices disappoint; fewer US consumers expect to be better off; China current account surplus dives, WTO warns on trade slowdown; UST 10yr 2.66%; oil stable and gold jumps; NZ$1 = 68.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.3

Dairy prices disappoint; fewer US consumers expect to be better off; China current account surplus dives, WTO warns on trade slowdown; UST 10yr 2.66%; oil stable and gold jumps; NZ$1 = 68.9 USc; TWI-5 = 73.3

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Co-op cuts TD rates, life expectancy rises, eyes on dairy prices, swap rates firm, bitcoin jumps, NZD settles, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; Co-op cuts TD rates, life expectancy rises, eyes on dairy prices, swap rates firm, bitcoin jumps, NZD settles, & more

Japan machine orders dip; Singapore exports slump; EU ready to retaliate; Brexit wobbles intensify; US number one investor in Australia again; UST 10yr 2.66%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.4 USc; TWI-5 = 73

Japan machine orders dip; Singapore exports slump; EU ready to retaliate; Brexit wobbles intensify; US number one investor in Australia again; UST 10yr 2.66%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.4 USc; TWI-5 = 73

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; new rate match offer; bank satisfaction rises, PSI stronger, population growing, more hotels, NZGB yields up, NZD rises, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; new rate match offer; bank satisfaction rises, PSI stronger, population growing, more hotels, NZGB yields up, NZD rises, & more

US equities rally despite a raft of poor data; Canada house sales up; Bill Gates wants capital gains taxes; China lending rises sharply; UST 10yr 2.66%; oil holds and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2

US equities rally despite a raft of poor data; Canada house sales up; Bill Gates wants capital gains taxes; China lending rises sharply; UST 10yr 2.66%; oil holds and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2

TSB pledges to match any advertised one-year home loan lending rate from NZ's big four Australian owned banks

TSB pledges to match any advertised one-year home loan lending rate from NZ's big four Australian owned banks

US industrial production drops; trade talk expectations rise; Canada home sales up; China debt balloons, China inflation falls; AU housing risks; UST 10yr 2.67%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.5 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2

US industrial production drops; trade talk expectations rise; Canada home sales up; China debt balloons, China inflation falls; AU housing risks; UST 10yr 2.67%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.5 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; some rate changes, dairy prices rise, migration data update, PMIs soft, swap rates fall, NZD rises, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; some rate changes, dairy prices rise, migration data update, PMIs soft, swap rates fall, NZD rises, & more

We look at what we have at risk in trade and economic exposure to China as they ramp up economic and political pressure on us to join its world view on trade and 'friendly relations'

We look at what we have at risk in trade and economic exposure to China as they ramp up economic and political pressure on us to join its world view on trade and 'friendly relations'

US retail sales drop; China exports zoom; US-China talks to be extended; Airbus raises white flag on A380; ACCC investigates collusion dinner; UST 10yr 2.67%; oil up and gold holds; NZ$1 = 68.3 USc; TWI-5 = 73

US retail sales drop; China exports zoom; US-China talks to be extended; Airbus raises white flag on A380; ACCC investigates collusion dinner; UST 10yr 2.67%; oil up and gold holds; NZ$1 = 68.3 USc; TWI-5 = 73

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no retail rate changes, REINZ flat, food price rises modest, insurers survive Hayne, swaps and NZD rise again, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no retail rate changes, REINZ flat, food price rises modest, insurers survive Hayne, swaps and NZD rise again, & more

US inflation lower; real wages higher; mortgage market slows; China services deficit swells; EU points money laundering finger; world equities rise; UST 10yr 2.70%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.2 USc; TWI-5 = 72.8

US inflation lower; real wages higher; mortgage market slows; China services deficit swells; EU points money laundering finger; world equities rise; UST 10yr 2.70%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.2 USc; TWI-5 = 72.8

Even though the RBNZ didn't announce any significant changes in monetary policy, currency and interest rate markets jumped. That says more about traders getting assumptions wrong than the RBNZ

Even though the RBNZ didn't announce any significant changes in monetary policy, currency and interest rate markets jumped. That says more about traders getting assumptions wrong than the RBNZ