David Chaston

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; UDC trims rates, house prices rise, PMI up, RBNZ wants banks better capitalised, currency swaps popular, interest swap rates unchanged, NZD drifts, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; UDC trims rates, house prices rise, PMI up, RBNZ wants banks better capitalised, currency swaps popular, interest swap rates unchanged, NZD drifts, & more

Canada DTIs sky-high; ECB ends EQ; Far East equities rise; US deficit rises further; PBoC boss signals more stimulus; ATO releases tax details; UST 10yr at 2.91%; oil and gold little changed; NZ$1 = 68.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.3

Canada DTIs sky-high; ECB ends EQ; Far East equities rise; US deficit rises further; PBoC boss signals more stimulus; ATO releases tax details; UST 10yr at 2.91%; oil and gold little changed; NZ$1 = 68.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.3

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; FEI changes 6m special, healthy food prices slip, HYFEU assumes solid house price gains, equities up, swaps firm, NZD slips, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; FEI changes 6m special, healthy food prices slip, HYFEU assumes solid house price gains, equities up, swaps firm, NZD slips, & more

US core CPI stays high; China corporate default risk climbs; big China airport building plans; EU-Japan FTA good to go; equity markets rise; UST 10yr at 2.91%; oil and gold little changed; NZ$1 = 68.5 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2

US core CPI stays high; China corporate default risk climbs; big China airport building plans; EU-Japan FTA good to go; equity markets rise; UST 10yr at 2.91%; oil and gold little changed; NZ$1 = 68.5 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Heartland changes a rate, letting fee now illegal, successful LGFA tender, what cash is used for, swaps firm, NZD up, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; Heartland changes a rate, letting fee now illegal, successful LGFA tender, what cash is used for, swaps firm, NZD up, & more

The myth is that households are getting less and less of the national income. They are not. It is stable at a good level, as is the updated measure of inequality

The myth is that households are getting less and less of the national income. They are not. It is stable at a good level, as is the updated measure of inequality

Markets sceptical on US:China trade progress; China debt growth rises; China car sales fall; EU plans for hard Brexit; AU business confidence slides further; UST 10yr at 2.85%; oil and gold little changed; NZ$1 = 68.7 USc; TWI-5 = 73.6

Markets sceptical on US:China trade progress; China debt growth rises; China car sales fall; EU plans for hard Brexit; AU business confidence slides further; UST 10yr at 2.85%; oil and gold little changed; NZ$1 = 68.7 USc; TWI-5 = 73.6

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes, redirected spending, tractor sales surge, farmers less happy with banks, swaps unchanged, NZD firms further, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; no rate changes, redirected spending, tractor sales surge, farmers less happy with banks, swaps unchanged, NZD firms further, & more

The new tractor sales surge underlines confidence in rural sectors, and is part of the growth of rural exports built on rising productivity and in spite of a rising NZD

The new tractor sales surge underlines confidence in rural sectors, and is part of the growth of rural exports built on rising productivity and in spite of a rising NZD

Equity markets hammered; Brexit weighs; India central bank boss quits; OECD and IMF see lower growth; ACCC challenges Google/Facebook; UST 10yr at 2.85%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 68.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.5

Equity markets hammered; Brexit weighs; India central bank boss quits; OECD and IMF see lower growth; ACCC challenges Google/Facebook; UST 10yr at 2.85%; oil and gold lower; NZ$1 = 68.8 USc; TWI-5 = 73.5

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; BNZ offers a TD special; manufacturing data panned, BNZ to offer shared ownership scheme, equities slide again, swaps lower again, NZD holds

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Monday; BNZ offers a TD special; manufacturing data panned, BNZ to offer shared ownership scheme, equities slide again, swaps lower again, NZD holds

US jobs growth slows; Wall Street drops sharply; US consumer confidence remains high; Canada jobs impress; China inflation cools with trade slowdown; UST 10yr at 2.86%; oil firms, gold leaps; NZ$1 = 68.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2

US jobs growth slows; Wall Street drops sharply; US consumer confidence remains high; Canada jobs impress; China inflation cools with trade slowdown; UST 10yr at 2.86%; oil firms, gold leaps; NZ$1 = 68.6 USc; TWI-5 = 73.2

Yes, housing debt is growing but perhaps not to levels that anywhere near threaten financial stability, especially if you measure that on a per dwelling basis. The regulatory restrictions are doing their job well

Yes, housing debt is growing but perhaps not to levels that anywhere near threaten financial stability, especially if you measure that on a per dwelling basis. The regulatory restrictions are doing their job well

US jobs growth slows sharply; Wall Street in 2018 loss; Canada jobs data impresses; China in faux-anger over Huawei; Rudd sees big China move soon; UST 10yr 2.85%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.5 USc; TWI-5 = 73.1

US jobs growth slows sharply; Wall Street in 2018 loss; Canada jobs data impresses; China in faux-anger over Huawei; Rudd sees big China move soon; UST 10yr 2.85%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 68.5 USc; TWI-5 = 73.1

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; some rate changes, household balance sheets swell, Fitch likes NZ housing, wholesale trade up, swaps & NZD stable, bitcoin falls, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; some rate changes, household balance sheets swell, Fitch likes NZ housing, wholesale trade up, swaps & NZD stable, bitcoin falls, & more

Equity markets drop; bond yields down too; US jobs markets soften; US orders and trade fall; Huawei arrest sours relations; CO2 emissions grow; air travel up; AU regulators score own-goal; UST 10yr at 2.86%; oil down, gold up; NZ$1 = 68.7 USc; TWI-5 = 73.

Equity markets drop; bond yields down too; US jobs markets soften; US orders and trade fall; Huawei arrest sours relations; CO2 emissions grow; air travel up; AU regulators score own-goal; UST 10yr at 2.86%; oil down, gold up; NZ$1 = 68.7 USc; TWI-5 = 73.

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; ASB changes rates, used car sales drop, local authority revenues race higher, swap rates little changed, NZD softer, & more later

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; ASB changes rates, used car sales drop, local authority revenues race higher, swap rates little changed, NZD softer, & more later

Fonterra cuts farmgate milk price forecast range to $6.00-$6.30 per kgMS from $6.25-$6.50, forced down by rising international milk supply. Dividend indications unchanged

Fonterra cuts farmgate milk price forecast range to $6.00-$6.30 per kgMS from $6.25-$6.50, forced down by rising international milk supply. Dividend indications unchanged

The last of the main banks retreats from a sub-4% home loan offer rate, just as wholesale rates tumble on the darkening international mood. But two smaller rivals still offer sub-4%

The last of the main banks retreats from a sub-4% home loan offer rate, just as wholesale rates tumble on the darkening international mood. But two smaller rivals still offer sub-4%

Wall Street closed; Canada turns dovish; China services in surprise rise; Australia growth in surprise fall; airfreight growth rises modestly; UST 10yr at 2.91%; oil up, gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 69.1 USc; TWI-5 = 73.6

Wall Street closed; Canada turns dovish; China services in surprise rise; Australia growth in surprise fall; airfreight growth rises modestly; UST 10yr at 2.91%; oil up, gold unchanged; NZ$1 = 69.1 USc; TWI-5 = 73.6

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, QV data variable, Barfoot results strong, GDT prices rise, Aussie growth slows, swaps weak again, NZD firm, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; no retail rate changes, QV data variable, Barfoot results strong, GDT prices rise, Aussie growth slows, swaps weak again, NZD firm, & more

Dairy prices rise; Wall Street drops sharply; US trade positions confusing; WTO worried; inflation rising; UST 10yr at 2.89%; yield curves slump; oil and gold higher; NZ$1 = 69.3 USc; TWI-5 = 73.8

Dairy prices rise; Wall Street drops sharply; US trade positions confusing; WTO worried; inflation rising; UST 10yr at 2.89%; yield curves slump; oil and gold higher; NZ$1 = 69.3 USc; TWI-5 = 73.8

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; car sales drop, Ardern pitches CPTPP to Moon, hydrogen chosen, NZ wins on trade, big bond rate falls, NZD rises, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; car sales drop, Ardern pitches CPTPP to Moon, hydrogen chosen, NZ wins on trade, big bond rate falls, NZD rises, & more

Car sales enter a sales shadow in November with SUV demand lower, especially for medium-sized SUVs. Commercial demand stays strong

Car sales enter a sales shadow in November with SUV demand lower, especially for medium-sized SUVs. Commercial demand stays strong

Equity investors approve of China-US deal, but bond investors don't; US factory data unchanged, others weaker; ECB adjustment; Sydney house prices fall; UST 10yr at 2.99%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 69.3 USc; TWI-5 = 73.8

Equity investors approve of China-US deal, but bond investors don't; US factory data unchanged, others weaker; ECB adjustment; Sydney house prices fall; UST 10yr at 2.99%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 69.3 USc; TWI-5 = 73.8